Carbon monoxide poisoning is a serious post-hurricane hazard : use generators, grills, and camp stoves outdoors to prevent poisoning, death

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) ; National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.)
• Description:
  In the wake of Hurricane Dennis, CDC and state health departments want to alert the public to health dangers related to carbon monoxide poisoning. Every year, more than 500 people die when they don't follow simple guidelines for using gasoline- and charcoal-burning devices.
  
  Generators, grills, and camp stoves emit carbon monoxide gas. Exposure to the gas can cause sickness or death. To avoid accidental poisoning or death, these and similar devices should be used outdoors away from open windows.
  
  comediaadvisory7-12-05.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cyclonic Storms NaturalDisasters Safety
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  Hurricane Dennis, 2005
• Genre:
  Press Release
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:102927ea56a7f158ef0154c34a4f013695e56fb220dd92da0c107d553922308114a9b4ad8057340176388451b6d10e5e285dd8594e68aafcd77d29cac68b1ce8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39737/cdc_39737_DS1.pdf
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