The danger of carbon monoxide poisoning from gas water heaters. An investigation of 124 systems and their users
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The danger of carbon monoxide poisoning from gas water heaters. An investigation of 124 systems and their users. / Taudorf, K; Michaelsen, Kim F.
In: Ugeskrift for læger, Vol. 145, No. 46, 1983, p. 3593-3598.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - The danger of carbon monoxide poisoning from gas water heaters. An investigation of 124 systems and their users
AU - Taudorf, K
AU - Michaelsen, Kim F.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - A total of 124 households with gas water heaters comprising a total of 241 individuals were interviewed particularly for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The 124 gas water heaters were investigated technically and the production of carbon monoxide was measured. Twenty (16%) of the gas water heaters investigated produced carbon monoxide in quantities of more than 0.1 volume % and these are regarded as potentially dangerous. Significant difference in the symptom score average was found for the group with carbon monoxide concentrations of less than 0.1 volume % compared with carbon monoxide concentrations greater than or equal to 2 volumes % (p<0.05). The frequencies of syncope and seizures, headache and poor concentration were found to be significantly different in the corresponding groups (p<0.05).
AB - A total of 124 households with gas water heaters comprising a total of 241 individuals were interviewed particularly for symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. The 124 gas water heaters were investigated technically and the production of carbon monoxide was measured. Twenty (16%) of the gas water heaters investigated produced carbon monoxide in quantities of more than 0.1 volume % and these are regarded as potentially dangerous. Significant difference in the symptom score average was found for the group with carbon monoxide concentrations of less than 0.1 volume % compared with carbon monoxide concentrations greater than or equal to 2 volumes % (p<0.05). The frequencies of syncope and seizures, headache and poor concentration were found to be significantly different in the corresponding groups (p<0.05).
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M3 - Journal article
C2 - 6649148
AN - SCOPUS:0021013569
VL - 145
SP - 3593
EP - 3598
JO - Ugeskrift for Laeger
JF - Ugeskrift for Laeger
SN - 0041-5782
IS - 46
ER -
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