QuickStats: Number of Deaths Resulting from Unintentional Carbon Monoxide Poisoning,* by Month and Year — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2010–2015

QuickStats: Age-Adjusted Death Rates* from Unintentional Falls Among Adults Aged ≥65 Years,† by Sex — National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2000–2015

A Yearlong Epidemiologic Study on Unintentional Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Fars Province, Southwest Iran

Background: Knowing the pattern of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in each region is vital for enhanced health planning. This study was designed to evaluate the epidemiologic pattern of unintentional acute CO poisoning in major cities of Fars province, southwest of Iran.  Methods: This one-year cross-sectional study was carried out on unintentional CO poisoning incidents in Fars province, Iran,...

Mortality and hospital admission rates for unintentional nonfire-related carbon monoxide poisoning across Canada: a trend analysis.

BACKGROUND The epidemiology of mortality and morbidity from carbon monoxide poisoning in Canada has received little attention. Our objective was to evaluate trends in mortality and hospital admission rates for unintentional nonfire-related carbon monoxide poisoning across Canada. METHODS Age- and sex-standardized mortality (1981-2009) and hospital admission (1995-2010) rates by age group, sex...

Deaths from unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning and potential for prevention with carbon monoxide detectors.

CONTEXT Unintentional carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning causes approximately 2100 deaths in the United States per year, but the use of CO detectors could potentially prevent many of these deaths. OBJECTIVE To describe the epidemiology of potentially preventable unintentional CO poisoning deaths in New Mexico. DESIGN Descriptive analysis. POPULATION STUDIED A total of 136 deaths from CO poiso...

Variability of undetermined manner of death classification in the US.

OBJECTIVES To better understand variations in classification of deaths of undetermined intent among states in the National Violent Death Reporting System (NVDRS). DESIGN Data from the NVDRS and the National Vital Statistics System were used to compare differences among states. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Percentages of deaths assigned undetermined intent, rates of deaths of undetermined intent, r...