Elevated levels of carbon monoxide in the patient compartment of ambulances.
Six hundred and ninety New Jersey ambulances were monitored for carbon monoxide (CO); 27 per cent had CO levels of 10 ppm or more greater than ambient air in the breathing zone of the patient. Twenty-nine of these ambulances had levels of at least 35 ppm greater than ambient air. Results indicate that a CO exposure problem exists in ambulances.
D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000552:Ambulances; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis*; D009515:New Jersey
D000393:Air Pollutants; D002248:Carbon Monoxide