TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1991//
TI  - The Effect of Elevated Temperature on Carbon Monoxide-Induced Incapacitation
JO  - Journal of fire sciences
A1  - Sanders, D. C.
A1  - Endecott, BR
SP  - 296
EP  - 310
VL  - 9
IS  - 4
N2  - 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 />
LA  - en
SN  - 0734-9041
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -