MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1995 Oct 20;44(41):765-7.
Carbon monoxide (CO) gas is an environmental hazard, and unintentional CO poisonings have occurred in multiple settings, including residences, motor vehicles, and workplaces. In 1993, exposure to CO produced by a malfunctioning natural gas furnace in a Suffield, Connecticut, home resulted in the deaths of three children and hospitalization of four other family members. Publicity resulting from this and other CO poisoning incidents prompted concern that gas furnaces have been a primary cause of residential CO poisonings in Connecticut. To determine the sources of residential CO poisonings in Connecticut, the Connecticut Department of Public Health (CDPH) surveyed persons with cases of CO poisoning during November 1993-March 1994. This report presents the survey findings.
一氧化碳（CO）气体是一种环境危害物，在包括住宅、机动车和工作场所在内的多种环境中都发生过意外一氧化碳中毒事件。1993年，康涅狄格州萨菲尔德一户人家中一台故障天然气炉产生的一氧化碳暴露导致三名儿童死亡，另外四名家庭成员住院。这起事件以及其他一氧化碳中毒事件引发的宣传引发了人们对天然气炉是康涅狄格州住宅一氧化碳中毒主要原因的担忧。为了确定康涅狄格州住宅一氧化碳中毒的来源，康涅狄格州公共卫生部（CDPH）在1993年11月至1994年3月期间对一氧化碳中毒病例患者进行了调查。本报告介绍了调查结果。
