Carbon Monoxide Exposures Reported to Poison Centers and Related to Hurricane Sandy - Northeastern United States, 2012

Carbon Monoxide Exposures Reported to Poison Centers and Related to Hurricane Sandy - Northeastern United States, 2012

Hurricane Sandy made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone along the coast of southern New Jersey on Monday, October 29, 2012. In the wake of Sandy, state and federal public health agencies have observed an increase in the number of exposures to carbon monoxide (CO) reported to poison centers. CO is i...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Vol. 61; no. 44; p. 905
Main Authors: Clower, Jacquelyn, Henretig, Fred, Trella, Jeanette, Hoffman, Robert, Wheeler, Katherine, Maxted, Angela, Weng, Charlene, Chen, Jian-Hua, Chang, Hwa-Gan, Blog, Debra, Marcus, Steven, Ruck, Bruce, Bronstein, Alvin, Yip, Fuyuen, Wolkin, Amy, Lewis, Lauren, Schier, Joshua G
Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Atlanta U.S. Center for Disease Control 09-11-2012
Subjects:
Carbon monoxide
Carbon monoxide poisoning
Charcoal
Electric power
Health risks
Human exposure
Hurricanes
Public health
Tropical cyclones
Northeastern states
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Summary:Hurricane Sandy made landfall as a post-tropical cyclone along the coast of southern New Jersey on Monday, October 29, 2012. In the wake of Sandy, state and federal public health agencies have observed an increase in the number of exposures to carbon monoxide (CO) reported to poison centers. CO is imperceptible and can cause adverse health effects ranging from fatigue and headache to cardiorespiratory failure, coma, and death. CO poisoning is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity in post-disaster situations, when widespread power outages and risky behaviors, such as improper placement of generators and indoor use of charcoal grills, increase.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X