Impact of mandatory carbon monoxide alarms: An investigation of the effects on detection and poisoning rates in New York City

K. Wheeler-Martin, S. Soghoian, J.M. Prosser, A.F. Manini, E. Marker, M. Stajic, D. Prezant, L.S. Nelson and R.S. Hoffman

American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, issue 8, 1623-1629

Abstract: Objectives. We sought to evaluate the impact of New York City's (NYC's) 2004 carbon monoxide (CO) alarm legislation on CO incident detection and poisoning rates. Methods. We compared CO poisoning deaths, hospitalizations, exposures reported to Poison Control, and fire department investigations, before and after the law for 2000 to 2010. Use of CO alarms was assessed in the 2009 NYC Community Health Survey. Results. Investigations that found indoor CO levels greater than 9 parts per million increased nearly 7-fold after the law (P

Keywords: carbon monoxide, Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; human; legislation and jurisprudence; mandatory program; mortality; New York; protective equipment; retrospective study; statistics and numerical data, Carbon Monoxide; Carbon Monoxide Poisoning; Humans; Mandatory Programs; New York City; Protective Devices; Retrospective Studies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302577

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