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Impact of Winter Weather on Personnel – Part 1 - 11/14/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam - Epilogue I - 10/29/2008 Get the Right Terms for Rehab - 09/23/2008 The Lesson Plan - 09/23/2008 Recruit dies hours after passing Ga. county's fitness test - 09/23/2008 Sporting Chance - 09/23/2008 Non-invasive Screening for CO and MET - 09/22/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 10 - 09/17/2008 The Pee Chart - 08/27/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 9 - 08/13/2008 Equipment Needs for Rehabilitation - 07/22/2008 Pa. firefighter hospitalized with heat exhaustion - 07/17/2008 Hydration sensor simplifies firefighter testing - 07/16/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 8 - 07/16/2008 New tent makes room for rehab - 07/14/2008 Three Rules to Stay Cool - 07/14/2008 Rapid Rehab for Back-to-Back Calls - 07/09/2008 Milwaukee program reduces CO dangers - 07/09/2008 Rehab chair gets to the core of heat stress - 07/07/2008 Considerations in Purchasing Rehab Equipment for Emergency Personnel - 06/30/2008 Calif. paramedic couple creates products to keep people cool - 06/30/2008 Physiological stats monitoring for firefighters: Watching out for overexertion before it’s too late - 06/18/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 7 - 06/11/2008 CO health study delay upsets Fla. firefighters - 05/22/2008 Firefighter Safety During Extreme Hot Weather – Part 2 - 05/22/2008 Firefighters battle flames, exhaustion in Fla. - 05/21/2008 7 injured in Minn. chemical leak - 05/20/2008 La. evacuees return home after acid spill cleared - 05/19/2008 Two Calif. firefighters treated for heat exhaustion at blaze - 05/18/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 6 - 05/14/2008 FEMA, EPA visit Okla., storms stir up hazmat issue - 05/13/2008 Seattle pays $1.8M to firefighter injured in training - 05/12/2008 Pa. borough adopts CO detector law following death - 05/08/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 5 - 04/21/2008 Fire Rehabilitation: Who is Taking Your Pulse? - 04/16/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 4 - 03/26/2008 Eight treated for CO at N.C. motel - 03/26/2008 Okla. firefighters burned in grass fire - 03/26/2008 D.C. firefighters hospitalized after 'hazmat suicide' response - 03/25/2008 Response to CO Alarms: Time For Another Detector? - 03/24/2008 Firefighter Safety During Extreme Hot Weather – Part 1 - 03/19/2008 Autopsy: Heat, carbon monoxide causes of N.C. line of duty deaths - 03/12/2008 Study: How to improve wildland firefighter health, welfare and performance - 03/11/2008 Calif. mall evacuated in CO scare - 03/10/2008 Heat exhaustion, burns hospitalize five Md. firefighters - 03/04/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 3 - 02/20/2008 Fire Rehabilitation: Fitness Matters - 01/24/2008 200 Iowa firefighters work in icy conditions; hot spots persist - 01/20/2008 Calif. firefighters receive oxygen masks for pets - 01/16/2008 The Rights of the Firefighter - 01/16/2008 From arrival to rehab: Insight into N.C. blaze - 01/13/2008 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning for Firefighters - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/11/2008 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/11/2008 Non-invasive Respiratory Gas Monitoring - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/11/2008 Oximetry for EMTs and First Responders - CCBEMS approved - ~~$15.95~~ (no charge, covered by ED grant until 12/31/08) - 01/10/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 2 - 01/07/2008 Conn. firefighters field asbestos exposure concerns in aftermath of fire - 12/28/2007 Mass. firefighters sickened by CO at station - 12/27/2007 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 1 - 12/19/2007 Making Rehab a Requirement: NFPA 1584 - 12/10/2007 Carbon monoxide eyed in Colo. baby's death - 12/04/2007 Mass. responders fight carbon monoxide danger - 11/27/2007 Winter Incident Rehab and Response - 11/26/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 4 - 11/20/2007 N.J. rehab unit will respond to emergency locations - 11/20/2007 Can You Pass the FireRehab Winter Test? - 11/19/2007 Firefighters receive support from auxiliary - 11/10/2007 Okla. fire department prepares for CO season - 10/25/2007 Fatigue strikes SoCal firefighters battling wildfires - 10/25/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 3 - 10/24/2007 Pa. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion - 10/09/2007 Conn. firefighters develop new firefighting tool - 09/27/2007 Taking the Heat out of Summer '08 - 09/26/2007 Baltimore firefighter sent to hospital for exhaustion - 09/25/2007 Building Up the Rehab Community - 09/24/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 2 - 09/05/2007 CorTemp heats up - 08/30/2007 Barriers to an Effective Rehab Sector – Part 1 - 08/08/2007 Firefighter hospitalized with heat-related illness - 08/06/2007 Calif. firefighter hospitalized for heat exhaustion - 07/25/2007 Wash. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion - 07/13/2007 Smoke inhalation, lack of team communication contributed to death of Colo. firefighter - 07/11/2007 Dallas man died of carbon monoxide poisoning at church - 07/11/2007 Pa. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion - 07/10/2007 Setting Up Rehab Sectors: It's Easy and it Works! - 07/09/2007 To Mist or Not to Mist: That is the Question - 07/02/2007 What We Don't Know Is Hurting Us - 06/18/2007 Fla. firefighters hand out life saving CO detectors - 05/31/2007 Firefighter Rehabilitation: More Harm than Good? - 05/30/2007 Factoring in Environmental Conditions for Rehab - 05/23/2007 Study: New antidote may prevent toxic effects of cyanide - 05/10/2007 Carbon monoxide sends 4 to hospital in Ill. - 05/07/2007 Ohio city looks into requiring CO detectors - 05/04/2007

What is the Best Rehab Drink? - 05/02/2007 Wyo. health department offers rehab program for firefighters - 04/27/2007 Two firefighters treated for exhaustion after N.Y. blaze - 04/27/2007 Ohio woman's death could prompt change in CO detector law - 04/26/2007

CO poisoning linked to Utah deaths - 04/23/2007 Hazards highlighted at FDIC for 'routine' responses - 04/20/2007

2 couples found dead in Fla. condos; CO poisoning suspected as cause - 04/19/2007 Mass. family escapes carbon monoxide - 04/16/2007 Carbon monoxide sickens Baltimore family - 04/16/2007 Cyanide poisoning poses hidden threat - 04/11/2007 Dead Wrong - 04/11/2007 Seven in Pa. overcome by Carbon Monoxide - 04/06/2007

Md. resort moves ahead with CO mandate as state bill dies - 04/06/2007 Tension-filled moments in search for Houston fire captain - 03/29/2007 Father urges Senate to pass bill requiring carbon monoxide detectors in Fla. hotels - 03/29/2007 Baltimore bus passengers treated for fume exposure - 03/23/2007 Firefighter's family appeals dismissal of wrongful-death lawsuit - 03/21/2007 Harvard study finds firefighters face heart risks in blazes - 03/21/2007 Carbon monoxide officially blamed in Missouri tragedy - 03/20/2007 Factoring in Time and Temperature for Rehab - 03/20/2007 Hundreds evacuated after underground blaze causes CO poisoning in N.Y. - 03/19/2007 Carbon Monoxide detectors can be life savers - 03/15/2007

Md. judge tosses claims in 2002 firefighter's death - 03/10/2007 Kent,Ore., family overcome by carbon monoxide - 03/09/2007

Couple praises Dubuque, Iowa, firefighters after carbon monoxide scare - 03/09/2007 What About Mental and Emotional Rehab? Part 2 - 03/07/2007 3 rescued from carbon monoxide fumes in Kent, Wash. - 03/07/2007 Missing Boise man, daughter found dead in Owyhees cabin - 03/06/2007 Mass. carbon monoxide investigation continues - 03/02/2007

East St. Louis Fire Department uses grant money for CO detectors - 02/28/2007 Carbon monoxide detectors mandated in Mass. - 02/27/2007 Mass. carbon monoxide poisonings probed - 02/27/2007 Ogden, Utah makes home CO detectors mandatory - 02/26/2007 Deadly gas injures two in Mass. - 02/26/2007 Toxic gas in Texas home kills 1 - 02/20/2007 Carbon Monoxide sickens 19 in Conn. - 02/15/2007 Heavy snow accumulation leads to carbon monoxide emergencies - 02/15/2007 Texas lawmakers propose making smoke, carbon monoxide detectors mandatory - 02/15/2007 N.Y. couple dies of carbon monoxide poisoning - 02/15/2007 Carbon monoxide sickens 8 in Conn. after car left idling - 02/15/2007 Tragic mother backs killer gas campaign in U.K. - 02/15/2007 Sick parrot saves Scottish family - 02/15/2007 Bethlehem, Pa., may require carbon monoxide detectors - 02/09/2007 Alaska lays down law on carbon monoxide alarms - 02/08/2007 Va. Senate OKs legislation to require carbon monoxide detectors - 02/07/2007 Cold brings carbon monoxide danger - 02/07/2007 6 in N.Y. sickened by carbon monoxide - 02/07/2007 Carbon monoxide sent Denver family of three to hospital - 02/02/2007 Carbon monoxide suspected in Ohio death - 02/02/2007 Carbon monoxide sends 5 to hospital in Md. - 02/01/2007 Carbon monoxide claims 2 in Pa. - 02/01/2007 Broken boiler sickens Va. worker - 01/30/2007 Cracked heater plate forces evacuation in N.J. - 01/30/2007 Key West, Fla., hotel to reopen after carbon monoxide death - 01/29/2007 Carbon monoxide detector saves Wis. man's life twice - 01/25/2007 Carbon monoxide leak forces evacuation in Conn. - 01/25/2007 Blocked vent to blame in Stony Point, N.J., carbon monoxide poisoning - 01/24/2007 N.Y. child treated for carbon monoxide poisoning - 01/24/2007 Replace alarms, too, not just batteries - 01/24/2007 Mass. fire chief offers tips on carbon monoxide - 01/24/2007 Commercial boiler maker recalls product - 01/22/2007 Ill. CO detector law takes effect - 01/22/2007 National Firefighter Near-Miss Reporting System marks more than a year of service - 01/19/2007 Three die of Carbon Monoxide poisoning in N.H. - 01/19/2007 Lack of a detector could result in fine, jail time in Ill. - 01/19/2007 Serious About Rehab in 2007 - 01/19/2007 W. Va. fire chief warns residents to take caution when collecting effects - 01/19/2007 Pa. T.V. station tests carbon monoxide toxicity - 01/18/2007

Coleman sued for Carbon Monoxide related deaths, dangerous heaters - 01/18/2007 Pa. researchers say Carbon Monoxide protects lung cells against oxygen-induced damage - 01/18/2007 Pulse CO-oximeter Utilization in the Emergency Scene Rehab Area - 01/17/2007 The dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning - 01/16/2007

Carbon Monoxide death: A father's grief - 01/16/2007

Carbon Monoxide leak sickens workers in Iowa - 01/16/2007 Refuel, Recharge, Rehab - 01/12/2007 What About Mental and Emotional Rehab? Part 1 - 01/10/2007 Agencies combine forces to create CO hazard awareness - 01/08/2007 Carbon monoxide kills former Bay Stater on Fla. vacation - 01/05/2007 MFRI Report on Fire Training Safety Provides Useful Guidelines - 01/04/2007 N.Y. fire injures 5 firefighters, leaves 24 homeless - 01/04/2007 Families quietly mark Sago mine disaster - 01/03/2007 Carbon monoxide alarms now mandated in Ind. - 12/29/2006 Man staying at Key West hotel dies; carbon monoxide suspected - 12/29/2006 Cyanide antidote kit gains federal approval - 12/21/2006 Toxic gas sickens 5 Ill. paramedics - 12/20/2006 Carbon monoxide deaths bring Northwest storm toll to 14 - 12/20/2006 Van in garage may be the cause of 7 Mo. carbon monoxide deaths - 12/20/2006 Carbon monoxide poisons 100 in Northwest - 12/17/2006 Two firefighters hurt in N.Y. house fire - 12/15/2006 Second N.Y. carbon monoxide victim dies - 12/15/2006 Carbon monoxide nearly kills North Texas man - 12/15/2006 200 are evacuated from St. Louis History Museum after CO detection - 12/08/2006 Carbon monoxide responsible for crash, Minn. teen's death - 12/07/2006 Ill. officials track rise in carbon monoxide poisonings - 12/06/2006 Carbon monoxide kills 1, sickens 5 in Ariz. - 12/04/2006 Dog credited with saving owner's life - 12/01/2006 Galesburg, Ill. Fire Dept. to get carbon monoxide detectors - 11/29/2006 Construction worker dies of carbon monoxide poisoning - 11/29/2006 Detecting and preventing CO tragedies - 11/28/2006

Firefighter Prehab: What To Do Before the Big One - 11/20/2006 Mich. dispatcher acts fast and saves 9 from CO poisoning - 11/20/2006 Ill. family saved by carbon monoxide detector - 11/20/2006 Carbon monoxide sickens 79 pupils in South Buffalo, N.Y. - 11/15/2006 Mass. chief hurt, 2 firefighters treated for exhaustion - 11/14/2006 Roanoke College releases carbon monoxide recommendations following fatal incident - 11/01/2006 The Silent Killer: Why do doctors often miss signs of CO exposure? - 10/31/2006 N.C. plant had flawed fire plan - 10/31/2006 Safety panel says N.C. waste plant fire may have started near pool chlorination chemical storage - 10/30/2006 Chemical fire leads to permit loss for warehouse in Apex, N.C. - 10/26/2006 Fla. Hilton Hotel guests test positive for CO poisoning - 10/25/2006

N.C. city wants full hazmat disclosure in wake of chemical fire - 10/25/2006 Denver firefighter had high carbon monoxide levels - 10/24/2006 Barrel fire halts cleanup at Apex site - 10/19/2006 Cold season brings more carbon monoxide leaks as furnaces come on - 10/16/2006 Plant kept a low profile in Apex, N.C., its risk unknown to many - 10/16/2006 Cause of N.C. chemical fire unknown - 10/13/2006 Cause of N.C. chemical facility blaze stumps experts - 10/13/2006 Carbon monoxide detector required in every Illinois home - 10/13/2006 Carbon monoxide overwhelms 31 workers in Ga - 10/13/2006 N.C. first responders ill-served by lack of information about toxic chemicals involved - 10/12/2006 Three Detroit deaths blamed on carbon monoxide - 10/12/2006 Mayor berates firm for not coming clean on toxins burned in last week's fire in N.C. - 10/11/2006 Silent killer: Danger of carbon monoxide hits close to home in Colo. - 10/08/2006 Chemicals, fire force N.C. evacuation - 10/06/2006 Thousands flee N.C. fire, blast at chemical plant - 10/06/2006 3 overcome by carbon monoxide in Maryland - 10/03/2006 Carbon monoxide — tips to prevent problems - 10/02/2006 Texas city fire experts remind about carbon monoxide dangers - 10/02/2006 Calgary firefighters battle hotel CO poisoning with Masimo Rad-57 - 09/20/2006 Brush fire hospitalizes Calif. firefighter, forces evacuation - 09/20/2006 Okla. lawmakers conduct study on dangers of carbon monoxide - 09/20/2006 Clogged flue pipe caused carbon monoxide leak at Roanoke College - 09/20/2006 Carbon-monoxide leak evacuates Va. frat house - 09/20/2006 Command From Rehab Sector: We Are In-Service - 08/30/2006 Storm hero armed with a stethoscope - 08/29/2006 Report: More than 3 hours passed before Va. carbon monoxide victim was found - 08/25/2006 Mass. couple poisoned by carbon monoxide; Five firefighters also affected by car fumes - 08/24/2006 Four N.Y. firefighters receive minor injuries in blaze at apartment complex - 08/24/2006 Iowa man dies from carbon monoxide poisoning - 08/22/2006 CO poisoning forces Ky. response units into race against time - 08/21/2006 Utah city battles deadly vapors - 08/09/2006 Extension sought on deadline for carbon monoxide detectors in Boston - 08/08/2006 N.J. resort can draw on precedents with carbon monoxide legislation - 08/05/2006 Firefighters feeling the heat in Connecticut - 08/05/2006 Mass. firefighter suffers heat exhaustion at house fire - 08/02/2006 10 N.Y. firefighters suffer heat exhaustion at four-alarm blaze - 08/02/2006 Illinois introduces carbon monoxide regulation - 08/02/2006 Weather-related illnesses and deaths are preventable - 08/01/2006 The dangers of heat stroke - 08/01/2006 Blazing heat fells dozens of N.Y.C. firefighters with heat exhaustion - 07/18/2006 Calif. firefighters now also battle fatigue - 07/17/2006 High temps put Minn. firefighters at risk - 07/14/2006 Six firefighters head to hospital after fire in Ohio - 07/13/2006 N.C. firefighter suffers heat exhaustion at poultry barn fire - 07/07/2006 Heat exhaustion fells Ga. firefighter - 07/06/2006 8 Ala. firefighters battle heat exhaustion - 07/06/2006 North Georgia firefighter passes out while battling house fire - 07/06/2006 Carbon monoxide poisoning: heart injury increases long-term risk of death - 07/05/2006 Other 911 calls preceded Md. carbon monoxide deaths - 07/05/2006 Victims of carbon monoxide poisoning in Md. identified - 06/29/2006 Texas strip mall evacuated after suspected carbon monoxide leak - 06/29/2006 10 taken to hospital in Iowa after carbon monoxide leak - 06/29/2006 Apparent CO poisoning kills two in Maryland - 06/28/2006 Wis. basement project leads to carbon monoxide scare - 06/25/2006 Drug would combat cyanide poisoning risk at house fires - 06/21/2006 N.J. workers suffer carbon-monoxide poisoning - 06/19/2006 Beat the Heat - 06/14/2006 Brush fire sickens 2 Riverside County, Calif., firefighters - 06/07/2006 The Great Imitator: Understanding & treating carbon monoxide poisoning - 05/31/2006 Firefighter health a cause for alarm, lack of fitness sometimes proves fatal - 04/26/2006 Will We Ever Learn? - 04/17/2006 Details of cyanide poisoning of R.I. firefighters - 04/05/2006 Smoke Inhalation & Acute Cyanide Poisoning — An Excerpt - 04/04/2006 CO detectors breeze out of Mass. stores - 04/02/2006 Internal transmitters assist in firefighter stress test - 04/01/2006 Program screens moms-to-be for carbon monoxide - 03/08/2006 120 seniors evacuated after carbon monoxide leak in Mass. - 02/09/2006 The Dangers of CO Poisoning: The Silent Killer - 01/30/2006 Tribute to a N.Y. firefighter's life - 01/25/2006 Carbon monoxide poisoning: Too easily overlooked - 01/16/2006 Routine Carbon Monoxide Screening by Emergency Medical Technicians - 01/13/2006 Understanding the Health Hazards of Smoke for Wildland Firefighters - 01/10/2006 Death From Carbon Monoxide More Likely In Winter Months - 01/10/2006 U.K. firefighters win three-day battle but toxins still pose threat - 12/14/2005 Smoke Inhalation and Hydrogen Cyanide Poisoning - 06/01/2004

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