Non-fire related carbon monoxide incidents: Morbidity and mortality related to the use of household appliances (for microcomputers). Data file
This data file contains information about carbon monoxide deaths and injuries and the products associated with the incidents. For more than a decade, CPSC has been concerned over the number of nonfire-related deaths attributed to carbon monoxide poisoning associated with the use of household appliances, averaging 250 per year. Gas space heaters and furnaces have been associated with the largest number of CO deaths, excluding fatalities from automotive exhaust and fires. These deaths and injuries are preventable. CPSC reviewed information from in-depth investigations associated in fiscal 1992 to respond to such questions as: (1) How many CO deaths and injuries occur in permanent residences as opposed to temporary residences such as tents, recreational vehicles, etc; (2) Which products are responsible for the highest mortality and morbidity; (3) In what types of homes or enclosures are CO incidents most frequently occuring; (4) In what rooms or areas of the home are the products producing CO located; and (5) What is the age and sex distribution of deaths and injuries. This product answers these questions and gives an overview of the problem of CO in residences.
- Research Organization:
- Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bethesda, MD (United States). Hazard Analysis Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 91602
- Report Number(s):
- PB--95-503785/XAB
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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