ELEVATED LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE PATIENT COMPARTMENT OF AMBULANCES

Six hundred and ninety New Jersey ambulances were monitored for carbon monoxide (CO); 27 percent 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.

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• Authors:
  • Iglewicz, R
  • Rosenman, K D
  • Iglewicz, B
  • O'LEARY, K
  • Hockemeier, R
• Publication Date: 1984-5

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 511-512
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ambulances; Carbon monoxide; Emergency vehicles; Vehicle safety
• Old TRIS Terms: Vehicular safety
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391699
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 151
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1984 12:00AM