Injuries from the 2002 North Carolina ice storm, and strategies for prevention

Broder, Joshua; Mehrotra, Abhishek; Tintinalli, Judith E.

doi:10.1016/j.injury.2004.08.007

Cited by 42 publications

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“…11). Broder et al (2005) studied injuries from an ice storm in North Carolina and found that nearly all lifethreatening injuries resulted from the falls of heavy limbs during storm assessment or cleanup.…”

Section: Snow and Icementioning

confidence: 99%

Human fatalities from wind-related tree failures in the United States, 1995–2007

Schmidlin

2008

Nat Hazards

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There were 407 deaths from wind-related tree failures in the United States, 1995States, -2007. The most common cause of the deadly fallen tree was a thunderstorm (41%), followed by nonconvective high winds (35%), tropical cyclones (14%), tornadoes (7%), and snow and ice (3%). Most (62%) of the deaths were males while the median age was 44 years. The most common location of the fatality was in a vehicle struck by the tree or a vehicle that crashed into a downed tree on the road (44%), followed by persons outdoors (38%), in mobile homes (9%), and in frame houses (9%). Persons killed by wind-related tree failures during tropical cyclones and tornadoes were more commonly at home (40%) when struck than those killed at home by thunderstorm and nonconvective high winds (13%)

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Section: Snow and Icementioning

confidence: 99%

Human fatalities from wind-related tree failures in the United States, 1995–2007

Schmidlin

2008

Nat Hazards

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“…For example, only 2.4% of community members surveyed after four major hurricanes in Florida recognized CO poisoning as a major health concern. 30,31 Taken together, our nationally representative findings and those of previous studies suggest that prevention messages may not be reaching large segments of the public and that opportunities for primary prevention of CO poisoning remain.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 52%

“…32 Research has indicated that more than half of all CO-related deaths could be prevented by use of a CO detector, 33 and evidence is emerging that state and local policies mandating use of CO detectors in residential settings can reduce poisonings and deaths. 31 However, most respondents in our study were private homeowners who would not be affected by legislation requiring CO detectors in rental properties. Regardless, secondary prevention efforts promoting CO detector use should remain an important component of CO-related interventions because CO detectors are inexpensive-usually less than $25-and widely available.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 94%

Attitudes about Carbon Monoxide Safety in the United States: Results from the 2005 and 2006 HealthStyles Survey

King

Damon

2011

Public Health Rep

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Objectives. We sought to identify attitudes and behaviors related to carbon monoxide (CO) safety that can be targeted with public health prevention strategies in the U.S. Conclusions.A large proportion of adults in the U.S. reported attitudes and behaviors that may place them at increased risk for unintentional, non-firerelated CO poisoning, suggesting that current safety messages may not be reaching much of the public. Prevention messages should continue to promote proper generator placement, maintenance of fuel-burning appliances, and use of CO detectors. Development of a comprehensive national strategy for CO surveillance and communication may help identify populations at increased risk and prevent future poisonings.

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“…Carbon monoxide exposure and poisoning are well-described complications of ice storms (1)(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7). Widespread damage to power lines leaves customers without commercially supplied electricity, causing them to seek alternate sources for electric power generation, cooking, and heating, which may in turn place them at risk for carbon monoxide exposure.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Because significant numbers of carbon monoxide exposures occur in non-English speaking ethnic or minority groups, it has been suggested that this education should include components targeted toward these groups (1-4,6 -8,11). Power loss also may result in inability to watch television or listen to radios, and otherwise disrupt the usual media sources, prompting suggestions that carbon monoxide prevention education should begin before storms, when weather reports suggest an ice storm is likely, and should be offered through a variety of media, perhaps including door-to-door canvassing (1,6,7). Implicit in these recommendations for public education is the untested assumption that these efforts will result in an overall reduction in carbon monoxide-related morbidity and mortality.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%