Fatal unintended carbon monoxide poisoning in West Virginia from nonvehicular sources.
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Public Health Association in American Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 79 (12) , 1656-1658
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.79.12.1656
Abstract
Based on medical examiner reports and state vital records, 1978-84, nonvehicular carbon monoxide (CO) caused 62 unintended deaths, representing 42 percent of all unintended fatal CO poisonings in West Virginia. Sources were almost always heating or cooking appliances associated with incomplete combustion of fuels (methane, butane, or propane) not commonly recognized for their potential to produce CO. Hazards included failure to provide recommended venting, neglected maintenance, or use in small areas without natural ventilation.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
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