PMID- 22942466
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20121113
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1468-2877 (Electronic)
IS  - 0033-3549 (Print)
IS  - 0033-3549 (Linking)
VI  - 127
IP  - 5
DP  - 2012 Sep-Oct
TI  - National carbon monoxide poisoning surveillance framework and recent estimates.
PG  - 486-96
AB  - OBJECTIVES: Unintentional, non-fire-related (UNFR) carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning 
      is a leading cause of poisoning in the United States. A comprehensive national CO 
      poisoning surveillance framework is needed to obtain accurate estimates of CO 
      poisoning burden and guide prevention efforts. This article describes the current 
      national CO poisoning surveillance framework and reports the most recent national 
      estimates. METHODS: We analyzed mortality data from the National Vital Statistics 
      System multiple cause-of-death file, emergency department (ED) and 
      hospitalization data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project's 
      Nationwide Emergency Department Sample and Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 
      hyperbaric oxygen treatment (HBOT) data from HBOT facilities, exposure data from 
      the National Poison Data System, and CO alarm prevalence data from the American 
      Housing Survey and the National Health Interview Survey. RESULTS: In the United 
      States, 2,631 UNFR CO deaths occurred from 1999 to 2004, an average of 439 deaths 
      annually. In 2007, there were 21,304 (71 per one million population) ED visits 
      and 2,302 (eight per one million population) hospitalizations for confirmed cases 
      of CO poisoning. In 2009, 552 patients received HBOT, and from 2000 to 2009, 
      68,316 UNFR CO exposures were reported to poison centers. Most nonfatal 
      poisonings were among children (<18 years of age) and females; hospitalizations 
      and deaths occurred more frequently among males and elderly people (>65 years of 
      age). More poisonings occurred during winter months and in the Midwest and 
      Northeast. CONCLUSIONS: UNFR CO poisoning poses a significant public health 
      burden. Systematic evaluation of data sources coupled with modification and 
      expansion of the surveillance framework might assist in developing effective 
      prevention strategies.
FAU - Iqbal, Shahed
AU  - Iqbal S
AD  - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental 
      Health, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Air Pollution and 
      Respiratory Health Branch, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. SIqbal@cdc.gov
FAU - Clower, Jacquelyn H
AU  - Clower JH
FAU - King, Michael
AU  - King M
FAU - Bell, Jeneita
AU  - Bell J
FAU - Yip, Fuyuen Y
AU  - Yip FY
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - United States
TA  - Public Health Rep
JT  - Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)
JID - 9716844
SB  - IM
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning/*epidemiology/therapy
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Data Collection
MH  - Emergency Service, Hospital/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Surveys
MH  - Hospitalization/*statistics & numerical data/trends
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hyperbaric Oxygenation/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Infant
MH  - Infant, Newborn
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Population Surveillance/*methods
MH  - Seasons
MH  - Sex Factors
MH  - United States/epidemiology
MH  - Young Adult
PMC - PMC3407848
EDAT- 2012/09/04 06:00
MHDA- 2012/11/14 06:00
PMCR- 2013/09/01
CRDT- 2012/09/04 06:00
PHST- 2012/09/04 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2012/09/04 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2012/11/14 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2013/09/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 5_Iqbal [pii]
AID - 10.1177/003335491212700504 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Public Health Rep. 2012 Sep-Oct;127(5):486-96. doi: 10.1177/003335491212700504.