Review Note
Last Update: 06/22/2023 10:14 PM
Current Deck: Rutgers::CIHP::Final Exam::L07 Polution and Gas Disasters
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CARBON MONOXIDE GLOBAL POISONINGS
• US – large {{c1::# of exposures}}, low {{c1::death rate}} (mostly unintentional - car exhaust, faulty
heaters)
• 45% of ~68k exposures from 2000 – 2009 were managed at home, <5% mortality
• International – Australia, Asia, and Africa (mostly accidental fires and suicidal poisoning using car exhaust or charcoal)
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Australia : <10% of exposures are {{c1::accidental}}. Deaths >> admissions
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Asia: epidemic of CO {{c1::suicides}} in Hong Kong and Taiwan led to charcoal regulations
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S Africa : people light fires for managing {{c1::crop and pasture land}} during dry season
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