UT-EPHT - Health Indicator Report - Carbon Monoxide Deaths

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Why Is This Important?

Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, and poisonous gas that can cause sudden illness and death if inhaled. CO poisoning can happen quickly and without warning. This cause of death is almost entirely preventable if proper measures are taken, such as always having a working carbon monoxide detector in your home or work.

CO is found in combustion fumes such as those produced by cars and trucks, small gasoline engines, stoves, lanterns, burning charcoal and wood, gas ranges, and heating systems. Wherever there is a flame or combustion, deadly carbon monoxide gas can be produced. CO from these sources can build up in enclosed or semi-enclosed spaces making the air poisonous for people and animals.

CO poisoning is especially of concern after emergency situations such as power outages or natural disasters because of emergency equipment used that give off CO. Generators, grills, camp stoves, gasoline equipment, propane, natural gas, or charcoal-burning devices should never be used inside a home, basement, garage, camper, or even outside near an open window.

CO poisoning can also occur outdoors and has been reported while boating. In this case, CO poisoning is attributed mostly to generator exhaust that builds up inside and outside a boat in areas near exhaust vents. Dangerous concentrations of CO can accumulate within seconds; due to the possibility of rapid CO accumulation while boating, it is recommended that all boat owners schedule regular engine and exhaust system maintenance for their boats and install and test daily a battery operated CO detector.

CO poisoning is almost entirely preventable. To protect yourself from CO poisoning, use equipment that emits CO responsibly and install a properly working CO detector in your home. These can be purchased at most grocery and home improvement stores for a relatively low cost. Additionally, it is crucial to check and maintain your CO detector including, but not limited to, changing batteries and checking its power source.

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Data Table

	Fire Cause/Intent Series Value	Fire Cause/Intent	Year	Crude Rate per 100,000 Population	Lower 95% CI	Upper 95% CI	Other
ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2000	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2001	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2002	0.2	0.0	0.4	*
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2003	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2004	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2005	0.4	0.2	0.8	*
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2006	0.2	0.0	0.4	*
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2007	0.2	0.1	0.4	*
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2008	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2009	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2010	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2011	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2012	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2013	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2014	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2015	**	n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2016		n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2017		n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2018		n/a	n/a
	1	ICD-9 Unintentional Fire-related	2019		n/a	n/a
ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2000	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2001	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2002	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2003	0.2	0.0	0.4	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2004	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2005	0.2	0.0	0.4	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2006	0.2	0.0	0.4	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2007	0.2	0.1	0.4	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2008	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2009	0.3	0.1	0.5	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2010	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2011	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2012	0.2	0.1	0.4	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2013	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2014	0.4	0.2	0.7	*
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2015	**	n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2016		n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2017		n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2018		n/a	n/a
	2	ICD-9 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2019		n/a	n/a
ICD-9 Unknown Intent
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2000	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2001	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2002	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2003	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2004	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2005	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2006	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2007	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2008	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2009	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2010	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2011	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2012	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2013	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2014	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2015	**	n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2016		n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2017		n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2018		n/a	n/a
	3	ICD-9 Unknown Intent	2019		n/a	n/a
ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2000		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2001		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2002		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2003		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2004		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2005		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2006		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2007		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2008		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2009		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2010		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2011		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2012		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2013		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2014		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2015		n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2016	**	n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2017	**	n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2018	**	n/a	n/a
	4	ICD-10 Unintentional Fire-related	2019	**	n/a	n/a
ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2000		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2001		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2002		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2003		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2004		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2005		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2006		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2007		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2008		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2009		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2010		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2011		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2012		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2013		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2014		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2015		n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2016	**	n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2017	**	n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2018	**	n/a	n/a
	5	ICD-10 Unintentional Non-fire Related	2019	**	n/a	n/a
ICD-10 Unknown Intent
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2000		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2001		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2002		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2003		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2004		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2005		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2006		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2007		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2008		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2009		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2010		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2011		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2012		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2013		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2014		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2015		n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2016	**	n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2017	**	n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2018	**	n/a	n/a
	6	ICD-10 Unknown Intent	2019	**	n/a	n/a

Data Notes

Notes

*Use caution in interpreting, The estimate has a coefficient of variation >30% and is therefore deemed unreliable by Utah Department of Health standards.

**The estimate has been suppressed because 1) the relative standard error is greater than 50% or 2) the observed number of events is very small and not appropriate for publication.

Data Sources

Office of Vital Records and Statistics, Utah Department of Health and Human Services
Population Estimates: National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) through a collaborative agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau, IBIS Version 2017

Data Interpretation Issues

This indicator includes only data from carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning that resulted in death. This does not include those who were hospitalized or went to the emergency department, those who were treated at the scene, or those who did not seek medical care.

Health Indicator Definition

Definition

Rate of unintentional deaths attributed to carbon monoxide (CO) as a primary cause of death (ICD-09: 986, E868.2, .3, .8, .9, E982.0, .1; ICD-10: T58).

Records identified as purposeful intent are excluded (ICD-09: E950.*-E979.*, E990.*-E999.*; ICD-10: X60-Y09, Y35, Y36)

Additional codes used to determine fire-relatedness:

Fire-related (ICD-09: E980.*-E8999.*; ICD-10: X00-X09)
Non fire-related (ICD-09: E818.*, E825.*, E838.*, E844.*, E867. E868, E869.9; ICD-10: X47)
Unknown (E982.0, .1 or records not previously assigned as fire, non-fire, or both)

Numerator

Utah resident deaths due to CO poisoning.

Denominator

Annual statewide Utah population.

Health Objectives and Targets

Healthy People Objective: Increase the number of States, Territories, Tribes, and the District of Columbia that monitor diseases or conditions that can be caused by exposure to environmental hazards: Carbon monoxide poisoning

U.S. Target: 56 States, Territories, and the District of Columbia

Health Improvement Resources

What Is Being Done?

Organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), offer free resources that provide information about CO poisoning and prevention. Also, health promotion and community outreach activities are available to educate the public about CO poisoning and prevention. However, it is primarily up to the individual to practice behaviors that prevent CO poisoning such as installing working CO detectors and using equipment that emits CO gas properly.

Available Services

The Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) is a 24-hour resource for poison information, clinical toxicology consultation, and poison prevention education. This free and confidential service is available 365 days a year. For poison emergencies, questions, and prevention information call 1-800-222-1222.

Page Content Updated On 09/09/2021, Published on 02/18/2022

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Health Indicator Report of Carbon Monoxide Deaths