And, the Journal of the American
Medical Association reports that approximately 2,000 people die each year from
CO poisoning. This reliable,
easy-to-use warning system has proven its value countless times, and extending
that protection by requiring CO alarms in residences will prevent even more
tragedies in the home."

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Christopher Rovenstine, vice president of marketing for Kidde
( http://www. This reliable, easy-to-use warning system has
proven its value countless times, and extending that protection by requiring
CO alarms in residences will prevent even more tragedies in the home.capitol.state.

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Texas Legislature Considers Bill to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisonings

And, the Journal of the American Medical
Association reports that approximately 2 ,000 people die each year from CO
poisoning. You have the immediate problem
and if it doesn't kill you, then you can have long-term neurological
problems.tx.

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Ronica Ferrar, education coordinator for the Texas Panhandle Poison Center,
reported that the Center received 2,000 calls about carbon monoxide between
2000 and 2002. Since 2000, the number of deaths from CO poisoning in Texas has
jumped from two to 17 in 2004.com ), one of the world's leading manufacturers of fire safety
equipment, including CO alarms, said, "We applaud Representative Eissler for
his leadership in trying to protect more people from the very real danger
carbon monoxide poisoning poses.

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Connecticut Legislature Considers Bill to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisonings

Principal sponsors of the legislation
include Representative Stephen Dargan (D-West Haven), the ten-year Chair of
the Public Safety and Security Committee; Representative Marie Lopez Kirkley-
Bey (D-Hartford); and Senator Andrea Stillman (D-Waterford). David's Medical Center's Hyperbaric Chamber in Austin, who said, "We
see carbon monoxide as a two-barreled problem .kiddeus.

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The dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning are quite real, both throughout
the country and in Connecticut. A recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
report reveals more than 15,000 people go to hospital emergency rooms each
year because of suspected CO poisoning.
The Joint Public Safety and Security Committee has scheduled a hearing on
Raised House Bill No. 6894 for Tuesday, March 15, 2005. AUSTIN, Texas, Texas is joining a growing list of
states and municipalities around the country that are considering a simple and
inexpensive way to protect people from becoming ill or dying from a threat
they can't see, smell or taste -- carbon monoxide (CO). News reports from Houston, Irving and Waco in
just the past three months have detailed at least four deaths from carbon
monoxide poisoning along with several instances of close calls that resulted
in hospitalizations . Gary Mailman, the head
of St."

Note: The full text of House Bill 30 can be found at the following
address:
( http://www.HTM .

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Recent news stories, especially those from this year's winter
storms, have highlighted numerous incidents of carbon monoxide poisoning. The bill requires the
installation of carbon monoxide alarms in one- and two-family homes
constructed after October 1, 2005. That protection comes
from requiring the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in residences, much
as smoke detectors now are generally required. A recent Centers for Disease Control (CDC) report
reveals more than 15 ,000 people go to hospital emergency rooms each year
because of suspected CO poisoning. To help prevent these types of tragedies, state Rep. Rob Eissler
from The Woodlands has introduced House Bill 30 that would require the
installation of CO alarms in certain residential dwellings.)

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The dangers of carbon monoxide poisoning are quite real, both throughout
the country and in Texas .

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HARTFORD, Conn.
In testimony submitted to the Texas House of Representatives Public Health
Committee, which held an initial hearing on the bill on February 16, 2005, Ms.

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, Connecticut is joining a growing
list of states and municipalities around the country that are considering a
simple and inexpensive way to protect people from becoming ill or dying from a
threat they can't see, smell or taste -- carbon monoxide (CO). That protection
comes from requiring the installation of carbon monoxide alarms in residences,
much as smoke detectors now are generally required.
A New Haven Register column last November reported that fifty people are
killed in Connecticut each year due to CO poisoning and at least 500 are
hospitalized.
Christopher Rovenstine, vice president of marketing for Kidde, the world's
largest manufacturer of fire safety equipment, including CO alarms , said, "We
applaud the Connecticut General Assembly for trying to protect more people
from the very real danger carbon monoxide poisoning poses.
Also testifying in favor of the legislation was Dr.us/tlo/79R/billtext/HB00030I.

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