Carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in the United States, 1999 to 2012☆,☆☆

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Emerg Med
• Personal Author:
  Sircar, Kanta ; Clower, Jacquelyn ; Shin, Mi kyong ; Bailey, Cathy ; King, Michael ; Yip, Fuyuen
• Description:
  Background ; Unintentional, non-fire related (UNFR) carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths are preventable. Surveillance of the populations most at-risk for unintentional, non-fire related (UNFR) carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is crucial for targeting prevention efforts. ; Objective ; This study provides estimates on UNFR CO poisoning mortality in the United States and characterizes the at-risk populations. ; Methods ; We used 1999 to 2012 data to calculate death rates. We used underlying and multiple conditions variables from death records to identify UNFR CO poisoning cases. ; Results ; For this study, we identified 6136 CO poisoning fatalities during 1999 to 2012 resulting in an average of 438 deaths annually. The annual average age-adjusted death rate was 1.48 deaths per million. Fifty four percent of the deaths occurred in a home. Age-adjusted death rates were highest for males (2.21 deaths per million) and non-Hispanic blacks (1.74 deaths per million). The age-specific death rate was highest for those aged ≥85 years (6.00 deaths per million). The annual rate of UNFR CO poisoning deaths did not change substantially during the study period, but we observed a decrease in the rate of suicide and unintentional fire related cases. ; Conclusion ; CO poisoning was the second most common non-medicinal poisonings death. Developing and enhancing current public health interventions could reduce ongoing exposures to CO from common sources, such as those in the residential setting.
• Subjects:
  • Article
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Age Distribution
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  More +
• Source:
  Am J Emerg Med. 33(9):1140-1145.
• Pubmed ID:
  26032660
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4573527
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  33
• Issue:
  9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34348/cdc_34348_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 956.21 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c686b217799614931485d887997be9f7e487fed07ea912c5ed5b8ac1c5c6fc7b