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What is Carbon Monoxide?

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Every year more than 500 Americans die from accidental exposure to carbon monoxide and thousands more across the U.S. require emergency medical care for non-fatal carbon monoxide poisoning.

Mortality and morbidity from acute, unintentional, non-fire-related CO poisoning is a substantial public health problem in the United States, where CO intoxication is the most common cause of unintentional poisoning.   At the current time, the Florida EPHT program has two types of data are available (deaths and injuries).


 

   Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Data Sets

 

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  Deaths
Dates Intent* Fire related Description Link

 

  
2000-2006 Unintentional Yes Number of occurrences Data

 

  
2000-2006 Unintentional No Number of occurrences Data

 

  
2000-2006 Unintentional - Percent of all CO deaths Data    
2000-2006 Unintentional Yes Occurrences for Florida residents Data    
2000-2006 Unintentional No Occurrences for Florida residents Data    
2000-2006 Undetermined - Occurrences for Florida residents Data    
2000-2006 Undetermined - Percent of all CO deaths, Florida residents Data    
 

  Hospitalizations 

Dates (Rolling 3-year) Intent* Fire related Description Link

 

  
2002-2006 - - Age-Adjusted Data

 

  
2002-2006 - - Age-Adjusted, Florida residents Data    
2002-2006 Unknown or Unintentional - Age-Adjusted, Florida residents Data    
2002-2006 Unintentional Yes Age-Adjusted Data    
2002-2006 Unintentional No Age-Adjusted Data    
2002-2006 Unknown - Age Adjusted Data    

* Unintentional poisoning is poisoning that was unplanned, not intended to happen in contrast to intentional poisoning, which includes suicidal and homicidal poisoning.

 

   References and Links

 

  Articles and References
  Whitepaper on Carbon Monoxide - A Model Public Health Indicator opens in new window (pdf 66kb)
  Article on CO Poisoning in Florida from Portable Generator Usage opens in new window
  Article on CO Poisoning During 2004 Hurricane Season opens in new window (pdf 567kb)
 
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  Carbon Monoxide Poisoning is Preventable opens in new window  (Macromedia Presentation)
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  Florida Indoor Air Quality Program
  Generator Usage and CO Poisoning Prevention Flyer in Three Languages
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) CO Website opens in new window
  US Coast Guard - CO and Boating Safety opens in new window
   

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