Common causes of carbon monoxide poisoning include:

Furnaces/HVAC Units
Space Heaters
Hotels/Resorts
Boating
Aviation/Airplanes
Air Crashes
Warehouse Workers
Propane Devices
Generators

PREVENTION: While no prevention technique is foolproof, smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors can make a difference in your home. But as with all prevention devices, if such devices are not properly maintained - the batteries kept fresh, or disconnected - they won’t make a difference.

One of the most serious situations for accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is in space heaters in rental apartments or in hotel rooms. Space heaters are not just something found in older apartments. Stand alone heating units also include on the wall heating systems (typically without thermostats) that you find in a high percentage of hotel rooms.

When you stay in a hotel room with an older type system it is a good policy to check to see if there is a carbon monoxide detector in the room. One recommendation is to travel with a portable carbon monoxide detector, as only a few states have a law requiring CO detectors in hotels, and none in all rooms. Hotels

WARNING: Older ski resorts have some of the worst safety records, so be particularly cautious there.

NOTE:

The transmission of an e-mail request for information does not create an attorney-client relationship. If you are a client, remember that e-mail may not be secure. WE BELIEVE THAT THE FAR PREFERRED METHOD FOR YOU TO CONTACT US IS BY PHONE AT 1-800-992-9447.

All content and images are ©copyright protected, all rights reserved by Attorney S. Johnson, Jr. ©1997 - 2008.

CARBON MONOXIDE AND BOATING

Carbon monoxide poisoning is surprisingly common in recreational boating situations, especially for people swimming around the back of boats.  It can be even more serious because of the risk of someone drowning when the effects of CO poisoning hits them.

Remember, any time you burn, you have fumes, and in most cases carbon monoxide. If you don't vent those fumes properly, you could be poisoned. Here is what the coast guard has to say about CO exposure in boats:

Carbon Monoxide

Carbon monoxide (CO) can harm and even kill you inside or outside your boat!
Did you also know:

• CO symptoms are similar to seasickness or alcohol intoxication?
• CO can affect you whether you're underway, moored, or anchored?
• You cannot see, smell, or taste CO?
• CO can make you sick in seconds. In high enough concentrations, even a few breaths can be fatal?
• Most important of all, did you know carbon monoxide poisonings are preventable? Every boater should be aware of the risks associated with carbon monoxide - what it is; where it may accumulate; and the symptoms of CO poisoning. To protect yourself, your passengers, and those around you, learn all you can about CO.

Dangers of Carbon Monoxide

The must-know facts about carbon monoxide. If you don't recognize the symptoms of CO poisoning, you may not receive the medical attention you need.

Where CO May Accumulate
You're not just at risk inside a boat. Knowing all the possible places where CO may accumulate could save your life.

How to Protect Others & Yourself
CO poisoning is preventable. Here are specific steps you can take to help prevent carbon monoxide from harming you, your passengers, or fellow boaters.

Helpful Checklists and Maintenance Tips
A checklist for every trip, plus a monthly and annual checklist. They're easy for you to print and use.

Downloadable Educational Tools
Brochures, photos, posters, and other tools to help increase awareness about carbon monoxide and recreational boating.

Source: http://uscgboating.org/command/co.htm

Defective Products

Furnace/HVAC Units		Space Heaters
	Hotels/Resorts
Boating		Warehouse Workers
	Aviation
Propane Devices		Generators

NEXT: CARBON MONOXIDE - AVIATION

Brain Injury Law Office

Contact Us At
1-800-992-9447
Email Us

Disclaimer

What should I do if I suspect CO in my home?

• Leave your home immediately.
• Call 911 or Poison Control from your cellphone or from a neighbor's house after you have left your house. Seek medical attention.
  
• Call the local fire department to test for CO, or
  call your fuel supplier or licensed
  heating contractor for an
  emergency inspection.

Carbon Monoxide is referred to as CO, because that is the chemical symbol of the molecule, being one atom short of the less deadly, and natural element of the combustion cycle, carbon dioxide, CO2. CO occurs as the result of incomplete combustion, where instead of the normal combustion process, where the fuel containing the carbon atom, combines with two oxygen atoms, only one oxygen atom attaches to the carbon atom, hence CO. The existence of this toxic molecule in the bloodstream, causes potentially catastrophic consequences to the human body, including rapid death.

The Brain Injury Law Group is involved with a network of plaintiff's trial lawyers across the United States united by a common interest in serving the rights of persons with traumatic brain injuries and a common commitment to fully understanding the anatomic, medical and psychological aspects of TBI, so we may be of better service to the survivors of brain injury. This network of lawyers are not part of a national law firm. We have separate law practices and are licensed to practice only in our home states.

The Brain Injury Law Group is here to listen and for that reason we maintain an 800 number and a staff willing to discuss your case and legal information where appropriate. There is no charge to call. We only represent people on a contingent fee basis and charge a fee only when we recover for the client. For more on Attorney Gordon Johnson, click here.