Open AccessElevated levels of carbon monoxide in the patient compartment of ambulances.
Author(s) -
R. Iglewicz,
Kenneth D. Rosenman,
B Iglewicz,
Kevin J. OʼLeary,
R Hockemeier
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.5.511
Subject(s) - carbon monoxide , medicine , carbon monoxide poisoning , environmental science , emergency medicine , poison control , environmental health , medical emergency , chemistry , biochemistry , catalysis
Six hundred and ninety New Jersey ambulances were monitored for carbon monoxide (CO); 27 per cent had CO levels of 10 ppm or more greater than ambient air in the breathing zone of the patient. Twenty-nine of these ambulances had levels of at least 35 ppm greater than ambient air. Results indicate that a CO exposure problem exists in ambulances.