Carbon Monoxide Screening
The Carbon Monoxide Screening topic brings together a variety of articles and resources related to carbon monoxide, including news about the exposure of providers, how to diagnose altered levels of consciousness, and understanding how CO affects the body. To get articles about carbon monoxide and other safety issues delivered straight to your inbox, sign up for the EMS1 Safety newsletter.
Treat aggressively with high-flow oxygen, rapid sequence intubation and Cyanokit in a patient with evidence of airway burns and CO2 poisoning
Augmented reality, with heads-up display devices and conductive swath devices, has the potential to improve patient assessment and care
Focus on assessing and treating the patient’s basic life threats before interrogating bystanders or investigating the scene
Paramedics were called after a student lost consciousness; numerous students and faculty reported symptoms including nausea and headaches
The CO leak in a Wis. movie theater caused one woman to have a seizure and another to collapse
4 Los Angeles police officers and 1 firefighter treated for CO exposure
Md. medics transport 1 patient to hyperbaric unit for CO poisoning treatment
A brother and sister are recovering after the gas from a generator permeated the trailer where they were living
Luckily, EMS arrived behind firefighters to a call for difficulty breathing and evacuated the building when their carbon monoxide monitors went off
Responders at the scene started to feel nauseated, and a faulty pipe was blamed for the leak that killed a restaurant manager
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, only two states have laws requiring carbon monoxide monitors in schools
EMS1 sits down with Mike McEvoy, EMS coordinator for the Saratoga County (N.Y.) EMS, to discuss his hometown agency’s in-field utilization of capnography to better treat their patients
One emergency medical worker suffered a broken leg during the evacuation after jumping from a wall to get to another part of the school
A relative found the family members dead Wednesday evening after going to check on them
One boy is in critical condition and a third teen is hospitalized in good condition
Sixteen others were hospitalized after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide in a packing facility at a farm
The dog began licking his owners to wake them
The canine woke her up as she was sleeping and her condo was filling with CO
Two people were hospitalized because of the high CO levels
500 students also had to be evacuated, with firefighters finding high and unsafe levels of CO in the school
Doctors say the family of six could have died had they made the emergency call later
When crews arrived, one of the family members had already fallen unconscious
Man described the mix he used to create the carbon monoxide gas that would kill him in a suicide note
Student: ‘We thought the church was just stuffy at first, but then people started passing out’
West Mercia Police, along with Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service, are investigating the tragedy
A rusted exhaust pipe that had separated from a heating system was likely the cause of the gas leak
Propane-powered floor scrubber caused the levels to be at life-threatening levels
Authorities suspect home lacked detector
Authorities said a water heater was found to be leaking carbon monoxide shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday
A generator was found operating in the basement of the two-family home
The victims appeared to have been overcome when fumes from a generator leaked into their vehicle
Firefighters were called Sept. 7 to the restaurant and two women were found unconscious in a restroom