Inhalation of Carbon Monoxide Dangerous to Vital Organs
Repeated inhalation of carbon monoxide, a deadly gas often breathed by fire fighters in the course of fighting fires, and a byproduct of industrial processes and gasoline combustion, may cause serious and cumulative danger to vital functions of the human body.
This was one of a number of major findings in research on carbon monoxide poisoning sponsored by the International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIOCLC, through its John R. Redmond Memorial Fund. The fund financed a two-year study by Dr. Gerald S. Gordon of Denver, Colo., in cooperation with the Denver Fire Department, Local 858 of the IAFF, and the individual members of the local union.
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