%0 Journal Article
%T The Effect of Elevated Temperature on Carbon Monoxide-Induced Incapacitation
%J Journal of fire sciences
%D 1991
%A Sanders, D. C.
%A Endecott, BR
%V 9
%N 4
%P 296-310
%X Laboratory rats were exposed to experimental concentrations of carbon monoxide in air at ambient temperature, to elevated temperature atmospheres from 40-degrees-C to 60-degrees-C, and to selected CO concentrations in 40-60-degrees-C whole-body environments. Incapacitating potency was evaluated by measuring time-to-incapacitation as a function of CO concentration and/or temperature. Incapacitation occurred earlier when CO inhalation was combined with elevated temperature than when the same parameters were applied individually; a fractionally additive effect was noted. An empirical equation was derived for predicting time-to-incapacitation from CO concentration and temperature data.<p />
%G en
%I SAGE Publishing
%@ 0734-9041
%U http://dx.doi.org/