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CO poisoning after Ike hurricane
19 August, 2009
Carbon monoxide poisoning a post-hurricane hazard. Reuters Health.August 17, 2009.Dozens of people suffered carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after Hurricane Ike hit southeastern Texas in 2008, and at least seven people died as a result, researchers reported on Friday.Gas-powered generators were by far the most frequent source of CO exposure, according to Dr. Neil B. Hampson of the Center for Hyperbaric Medicine at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle and colleagues. [ See ]