The
Illinois Poison Control Center received 1,200 calls about carbon monoxide
poisoning in 2006 - up almost 40 percent from the year before.
The
Illinois Poison Control Center received 1,200 calls about carbon monoxide
poisoning last year - up almost 40 percent from the year before. Center
Director Dr. Michael Wahl blamed colder
weather. Since heating systems work that much harder, various malfunctions
would be more likely to release CO. In two separate incidents in October and
November, a total of 16 people were taken to the hospital for CO poisoning. As
of Jan. 1, a new state law requires CO detectors in all houses, condos and
apartments. Exempt are homes not heated by natural gas or fossil fuel.
