Rutgers: Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Risk Rises During Winter Storms
February 17, 2021
February 17, 2021
NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey, Feb. 17 (TNSRes) -- Rutgers University issued the following news:
Winter storms that have brought record-breaking cold and power outages to many parts of the United States also have heightened the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Every year, at least 430 people die in the United States and 50,000 people visit emergency rooms because of accidental CO poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Winter storms that have brought record-breaking cold and power outages to many parts of the United States also have heightened the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. Every year, at least 430 people die in the United States and 50,000 people visit emergency rooms because of accidental CO poisoning, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Multiple r . . .