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CARBON MONOXIDE FROM INDOOR GENERATORS KILLED PEOPLE
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POISONINGS AFTER FLORIDA HURRICANES 🌀
Four Major Hurricanes Struck Florida In August And September 2004
They Caused Power Outages In Several Million Homes
The Consumer Product Safety Commission Investigated Six Deaths
Each Death Was Attributed To Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Six People Were Killed In Five Exposure Incidents
Generators Were Involved In All Five Fatal Incidents
In Two Of Those Incidents The Generator Was Inside A Home
Two Others Were In An Office Or Business
One Fatal Incident Involved A Generator Inside A Garage
The Six Who Died Never Reached A Medical Facility
Florida Also Had Poisonings That Were Not Fatal
10 Florida Hospitals Treated 167 People For Nonfatal Poisoning
Most Exposures Happened During Overnight Generator Use
Patients Typically Ran The Generator While They Slept
It Powered Refrigerators Fans And Air Conditioners
Patients Woke In The Early Morning With Symptoms
Of The 167 Patients 111 Reached An Emergency Room From 5 To 10 AM
These Florida Cases Are Not A Complete Count
The Nonfatal Count Covered Only Patients Treated At Hospitals
Their Cases Were Likely More Severe Than In The General Population
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CASES AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA 🌊
Hurricane Katrina Hit The Gulf Coast On August 29 2005
It Caused Loss Of Life Widespread Damage And Power Outages
Hyperbaric Oxygen Facilities Reported 51 Carbon Monoxide Cases
Those Facilities Were In Alabama Louisiana And Mississippi
The Reports Covered August 29 To September 24
Of Those Cases 46 Were Nonfatal
The Other Five Cases Were Deaths
One Exposure Incident Accounted For Four Of Those Deaths
That Incident Also Produced One Nonfatal Case
Its Generator Was Inside A House
The Single Other Death Involved A Generator In A Garage
All But One Nonfatal Case Came From Portable Generator Exhaust
Most Facilities In Those States Did Not Report Treating Patients
The Three States Had 35 Hyperbaric Oxygen Facilities In Total
Alabama Had Five Facilities And One Of Them Did So
Mississippi Had 10 Facilities And Two Did So
Louisiana Had 20 Facilities With One Such Report
Altogether Four Of The 35 Facilities Reported Treating Patients
The Extent Of Underreporting Of Treated Patients Is Unknown
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GENERATORS AND POWER OUTAGES 🔌
Power Outages After Hurricanes Create A Need For Backup Electricity
Some Residents Run Portable Generators To Fill That Need
These Devices Produce Carbon Monoxide
Improper Use Can Cause Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The Report Said Generator Use In Weather Outages Was Rising
Carbon Monoxide From Running Generators Can Be A Serious Health Hazard
17.5% Of Adults Surveyed In Florida In 2004 Reported Generator Use
Their Household Used A Generator After At Least One Hurricane
A Substantial Number Of These Generators Ran Inside A Home Or Garage
Of 47 Nonfatal Incidents With A Known Generator 16 Were Outdoors
Most Were Reportedly Near Windows Or Window Air Conditioners
The Report Describes A Typical 5.5 Kilowatt Generator
Its Exhaust Contains As Much Carbon Monoxide As Six Idling Cars
Indoors Or Close To A Home The Exhaust Can Enter Living Spaces
That Exhaust Can Quickly Incapacitate The People Inside
Some Florida Patients Had Generators In Homes Or Garages
Records Said The Aim Was Protecting Them From Weather Or Theft
Most Exposures Came From Generators Indoors In Garages Or Near Windows
No Medical Record Mentioned A Home Carbon Monoxide Detector
