- Author
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Hall, J. R., Jr.
- Title
- Deaths and Injuries Due to Non-Fire Exposure to Gases.
- Coporate
- National Fire Protection Association, Quincy, MA
- Report
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NFPA USS54
March 2009
7 p.
- Keywords
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death
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injuries
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exposure
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carbon monoxide
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toxic gases
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anoxia
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fire statistics
- Abstract
- In 2005, 703 people died of unintentional injuries due to non-fire exposure to gases. Anoxia, which is injury involving oxygen deprivation, accounted for 34,300 hospital emergency room injuries in 2007, including 17,900 with no fire involvement. Deaths and Injuries Due to Non-Fire Exposure to Gases. Statistics from the U.S. death certificate database and the CPSC database on injuries reported to hospital emergency rooms on fatal and non-fatal injuries involving exposure to gases. Limited information is provided specifically on carbon monoxide.