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ArticleThe American journal of emergency medicine2015

Carbon monoxide poisoning deaths in the United States, 1999 to 2012.

Kanta Sircar, Jacquelyn Clower, Mi Kyong Shin, Cathy Bailey, Michael King, Fuyuen Yip

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Article in The American journal of emergency medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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48 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Kanta SircarAir Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341. Electronic address: ddq0@cdc.gov.
Jacquelyn ClowerCazador Contractor, Herndon, Virginia, United States.
Mi Kyong ShinEnvironmental Public Health Tracking, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341.
Cathy BaileyAir Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341.
Michael KingEpidemiology Workforce Branch, Division of Scientific Education and Professional Development, Center for Surveillance, Epidemiology and Laboratory Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341.
Fuyuen YipAir Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chamblee, GA 30341.

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Intramural CDC HHS CC999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUnintentional, non-fire related (UNFR) carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning deaths are preventable. Surveillance of the populations most at-risk for unintentional, non-fire related (UNFR) carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is crucial for targeting prevention efforts.

objectiveThis study provides estimates on UNFR CO poisoning mortality in the United States and characterizes the at-risk populations.

methodsWe used 1999 to 2012 data to calculate death rates. We used underlying and multiple conditions variables from death records to identify UNFR CO poisoning cases.

resultsFor this study, we identified 6136 CO poisoning fatalities during 1999 to 2012 resulting in an average of 438 deaths annually. The annual average age-adjusted death rate was 1.48 deaths per million. Fifty four percent of the deaths occurred in a home. Age-adjusted death rates were highest for males (2.21 deaths per million) and non-Hispanic blacks (1.74 deaths per million). The age-specific death rate was highest for those aged ≥85 years (6.00 deaths per million). The annual rate of UNFR CO poisoning deaths did not change substantially during the study period, but we observed a decrease in the rate of suicide and unintentional fire related cases.

conclusionCO poisoning was the second most common non-medicinal poisonings death. Developing and enhancing current public health interventions could reduce ongoing exposures to CO from common sources, such as those in the residential setting.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge DistributionCarbon Monoxide PoisoningChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex DistributionUnited StatesYoung Adult

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