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Citation |
Henretig FM, Calello DP, Osterhoudt KC. New Engl. J. Med. 2022; 386(14): 1386-1387. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2022, Massachusetts Medical Society) |
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35388684 |
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Abstract |
Worsham et al. (Jan. 13 issue)1 provide evidence supporting the association of epidemic carbon monoxide poisoning with severe storms causing power outages, a consistent clinical observation long reported by poison-control centers,2 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,3 and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.4 The primary culprit is portable generators, which have been reported to account for 40 to 95% of such episodes in case series.2-4 Most such generators produce large amounts of carbon monoxide -- amounts similar to that produced by more than 400 simultaneously idling late-model cars.4 However, generators built with modern emission controls that. . . Language: en |
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Keywords |
Humans; *Disasters; *Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/etiology/therapy; Electric Power Supplies |