- Author
- Johns Hopkins University
- Title
- Fire Problems Program. Fire Fatalities Study. Quarterly Progress Report. July 1, 1974-September 30, 1974.
- Coporate
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD
- Sponsor
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Report
- NBS-4-9022-74(002), 1974, 6 p.
- Contract
- NBS-GRANT-4-9022
- Keywords
- fire fatalities | fire statistics | death | case histories | cyanides | metal oxides | soot | carbon monoxide
- Identifiers
- lung gas; heart disease
- Abstract
- The "Fire Casualty Study" funded by the National Bureau of Standards since July 1, 1974 includes five topics which form the basis for a larger view of the causes and consequences of fire casualties in the State of Maryland. Included are: 1: detailed case studies, 2: cyanide studies, 3: lung gas studies, 4: metal oxide studies, 5: soot analyses, and 6: interaction between heart disease and carbon monoxide intake.