Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Menace

Salazar, Guillermo J.

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Carbon Monoxide: A Deadly Menace

2005-01-01
By Salazar, Guillermo J.

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English

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Creators:

Salazar, Guillermo J.
Corporate Creators:

United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Corporate Contributors:

Civil Aerospace Medical Institute
Subject/TRT Terms:

Accident Exposure Air Pilots Aviation Fuel Aviation Medicine Aviation Safety Blood Carbon Monoxide Colorless Ordorless Poisoning Posioning Safety Issue Toxicity
Publication/ Report Number:

OK05-0270
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Aviation Administration
Abstract:

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a safety issue that pilots tend to ignore, even though it is the most common industrial poisoning accident in the United States. When carbon monoxide poisoning occurs, it can have significant and fatal consequences for aircraft occupants. Carbon monoxide has a very high affinity for hemoglobin, the molecule in blood responsible for transporting oxygen through the body. The best protection against carbon monoxide poisoning is to avoid exposure.
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PDF
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:b921f4c525b2a2eb69a92dff6a71fd1d04eb7d2d9fab4432b00625ea983a6168
Download URL:

https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/39153/dot_39153_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 225.05 KB ]

File Language:

English

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