UNINTENTIONAL DEATHS FROM CARBON MONOXIDE IN MOTOR VEHICLE EXHAUST

The study investigated the circumstances of unintended carbonmonoxide deaths from motor vehicle exhaust. Of 64 episodes involving 82 deaths investigated by the West Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, 1978-84, 50 occurred outdoors in older vehicles with defective exhaust systems and 14 occurred in enclosed or semi-enclosed home garages. Blood alcohol was detected in 50 (68%) of 74 victims tested; 34 had blood alcohol concentrations greater than or equal to 0.10 g/dl. We suggest increasing public awareness of the hazards of motor vehicle exhaust and enforcing vehicle inspection regulations.

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  American Public Health Association

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• Authors:
  • Baron, R C
  • Backer, R C
  • Sopher, I M
• Publication Date: 1989

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 328-330
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 79
  • Issue Number: 31
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcoholic beverages; Blood alcohol levels; Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Fatalities; Inspection; Motor vehicles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00490963
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 28 1990 12:00AM