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Carbon Monoxide-The Silent KillerInvisible and odourless carbon monoxide gas kills people each year. Carbon Monoxide Detector contains yellow chemical buttons that turn grey when they come in contact with carbon monoxide
Carbon Monoxide CO TestA one time use used to identify carbon monoxide is available but requires replacement every three months. The Professional Carbon Monoxide Test Kit test button changes color if carbon monoxide is present. The speed at which it changes determines the concentration.
Carbon Monoxide CO detectorsGas detectors are similar to smoke detectors in that they emit a powerful beep if gas fumes reach a hazardous level. Gasses such as radon and carbon monoxide are colorless and odorless. Thanks to gas detectors, were now able to tell if any of these gasses have reached dangerous levels in our homes. For those who use natural gas to cook and heat their homes, gas detectors are a must for detecting leaks.
What is Carbon MonoxideWhen we breathe air containing carbon monoxide, it is absorbed through the bloodstream where it displaces oxygen and bonds with the haemoglobin in your blood. Carbon monoxide has a greater affinity to haemoglobin than oxygen; CO bonds to haemoglobin about 250 times better than oxygen. Without oxygen, vital organs, your heart and brain become deprived and will begin to deteriorate. To compensate, your heart rate increases, breathing may become difficult and in the most serious circumstances cardiac trauma, brain damage, coma and even death will result.
 2010-03-12 Waskom VFD: Spring forward, check alarmsAs clocks are moved up an hour, this is also a good time to check your battery-powered smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors and to change the batteries, which the Waskom Fire Department encourages residents to do. Maintaining and cleaning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide alarms monthly in accordance with manufacturers instructions can also help keep the alarms functioning properly. The association and other fire experts suggest that batteries be changed at least annually in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors. On Sunday at 2 a. m. , the time change occurs in areas that are on Daylight Saving Time. As clocks are moved up an hour, this is also a good time to check your battery-powered smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors and to change the batteries, which - Special To The News Messenger
2010-03-09 Gurshan Singh Channa Boy Might Have Lived If Given First AidPolice say that if Dhillons version of events is true, it is probable that Gurshan would have recovered from the accident if he had not been trapped in a car boot for hours. Police have seized the Commodore sedan Dhillon said he used on the day. Forensic experts will test the car to see if the boy could have suffocated in the boot or could have died through carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty exhaust.
2010-03-06 Commentary: From the firehouse: Its all about water - Red Bluff Daily News OnlineRBFD responses through : 46 emergency medical calls, 1 traffic collision, 1 illegal burning call, 1 carbon monoxide alarm, 2 flue fires, 1 hazmat, 1 smoke check. Most carry 750 gallons and that gets us going at a fire but lasts only about seven minutes and by then we need to be connected to a hydrant. Water supply and distribution in Red Bluff is very good and we have around 600 hydrants that our fire and water departments maintain and test each year. Red Bluff Fire Department is audited periodically by the ISO (Insurance Services Office) to determine our ISO rating.
2010-03-05 Medical News: AAAAI: Asthma Testing Urged for Elderly - in Meeting Coverage, AAAAI from MedPage TodayBut in a 2003 study of patients with fixed airflow obstruction, the most useful pulmonary function tests were diffusing capacity of the lung for carbon monoxide, residual volume, and pulmonary arterial oxygen saturation. All three were significantly different in asthma compared with COPD. While distinguishing asthma from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the elderly can be a challenge, several tests can help, Carol A. Saltoun, MD, of Northwestern University in Chicago, told colleagues at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology meeting. NEW ORLEANS -- Underuse of objective testing may be a big factor in underdiagnosis of asthma in the elderly, an expert said. - AAAAI Asthma Testing Urged Elderly AAAAI news medical news health news medical headlines
2010-03-04 Follow the 10 Point Fire Aware PlanAround 50 people a year die from carbon monoxide poisoning due to faulty heating appliances. Carbon monoxide poisoning can result from burning all fossil fuels not just gas fires and boilers. Check when your boiler or heating appliances were last serviced. Carbon monoxide detectors should comply with British Standard BS 7860 - but remember they are only warning devices and should not be substituted for regular servicing. And ndash; Shockingly, there were 49,000 house fires in UK homes last year with 90 deaths resulting from a lack of a working smoke alarms alone. * As celebrities sign up to take part in the latest government campaign**, pledging to regularly test smoke alarms, , the UKs leading provider of instant online quotes for home-movers, says fire safety should start from the moment you move into a new home. Follow the 10 Point Fire Aware Plan. Moving home is a good time to make sure your new home is fire-checked has 10 top tips to keep your house fire safe - Follow the 10 Point Fire Aware Plan
2010-03-03 The Morehead News - Transcend past stop, drop and rollInstall smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors in your home. Put UL-listed (underwriters laboratories) smoke alarms on each floor. Install the alarms high on walls or ceilings, since this is where smoke rises. Keep them free of paint stickers and dust. Test alarms monthly; replace batteries every six months. One of the greatest dangers in Appalachia for children in their homes today is fires. There are children who get hurt, burned or even die in home fires daily. In fact, children under the age of 5 account for almost half of all home fire victims. Children are the most vulnerable and likely to be hurt and badly burned in home fires. That makes it extremely important to focus on fire safety rules with young children and make them aware of the dangers that follow if they do not abide by them. Many people who live in Appalachia still are not aware of how dangerous fires are and how quickly they spread. They also may not know how to prevent fires and help reduce injuries if they occur. Your Appalachian home should be a safe place for you and your family. By taking some simple precautions, you can make sure your home and your families are
2010-02-27 Carbon monoxide poisoning hospitalizes Harrison Twp. manLynch said the Harrison Twp. Fire Department has been using a hand-held device known as a carbon-hemoglobin tester to test a person and rsquo;s blood oxygen level, and were able to determine that the man had carbon monoxide poisoning. He was transported to Kettering Medical Center. The fire department got two of the carbon-hemoglobin testers, which cost about usd. 4,000 apiece, through a government grant about three years ago, Lynch said. They have used them on numerous occasions, one just weeks ago, when a family of three suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from a faulty furnace. HARRISON TWP. , Montgomery County and mdash; A man running a generator in his Siebenthaler Avenue was hospitalied Thursday with carbon monoxide poisoning. He was transported to Kettering Medical Center. - Local-news-section LocalNews HarrisonTwp Carbon monoxide poisoning hospitalizes Harrison Twp. man Local_News-share dayton-news
2010-02-26 The Daily News Online - Batavia, NY Archives News Amandas Law wins praise, and questionsKidde is a main CO detector manufacturer working with the state Office of Fire Prevention and Control. The company has donated more than 100,000 smoke and carbon monoxide alarms and fire extinguishers to fire departments and nonprofit organizations across the country. If you belong to a fire department or tax-exempt nonprofit, you may qualify to receive a Kidde product donation. Due to budget issues, the company will not be reviewing this years requests until June. To submit a request, go to Kiddes Web site and click on "Kidde in the Community. " Follow the prompts from there to fill out a submission form. Your source for local news and sports. Serving Genesee, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties in Western New York - Newspaper The Daily News Batavia Genesee County Orleans County Wyoming County New York NY Western New York Western NY weather local news local sports news classifieds features
2010-02-24 Environmental officials demonstrate clean air equipmentBruce Hill of the Clean Air Task Force conducts an emissions test as part of a diesel air-quality retrofit demonstration at the University of Georgia on Monday. UGA received a usd. 1. 7 million federal grant to retrofit about 250 diesel buses and trucks with filters to remove nitrogen oxide, fine particulates and carbon monoxide from engine exhaust. Below left, Hill tests the emissions of a UGA bus. Right, mechanic AJ Wall installs a filter on a UGA trash truck Monday. A federal grant to install filters on diesel buses and trucks will keep thousands of tons of pollutants out of the air over Northeast Georgia. - Athens Georgia News Newspaper Bulldogs Dawgs Georgia Bulldogs Banner-Herald 30601 UGA Richt SEC football Clarke Madison Oconee Oglethorpe Dogs
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