Incidence of severe unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning differs across racial/ethnic categories.

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• Alternative Title:
  Public Health Rep
• Personal Author:
  Ralston, J D ; Hampson, N B
• Description:
  This study was conducted to test the hypothesis that the incidence of severe, acute, unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning differs across racial/ethnic categories.|The authors retrospectively reviewed medical records of all Washington State residents treated with hyperbaric oxygen for severe, acute, unintentional CO poisoning from December 1, 1987, through February 28, 1997.|Among 586 Washington State residents treated with hyperbaric oxygen for severe, acute, unintentional CO poisoning, racial/ethnic designations could be determined from record review for 530 (90%). The black and Hispanic white populations of Washington State had higher relative risks for severe, acute, unintentional CO poisoning than the non-Hispanic white population. The most common sources of CO poisoning differed by racial/ethnic category.|Members of certain groups in Washington State are at higher risk for severe, unintentional CO poisoning. Public education programs regarding CO exposure should be targeted to populations at risk.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Adult Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Ethnicity Female Humans Hyperbaric Oxygenation Incidence Male Racial Groups Retrospective Studies

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• Source:
  Public Health Rep. 115(1):46-51
• Pubmed ID:
  10968585
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMCnull
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Washington
• Volume:
  115
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Public Health Reports
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:c9e43a4092976775a7f4d10522435af9f310cfab1afa024ecc02dc9ce8e7a93a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/64848/cdc_64848_DS1.pdf
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