National unintentional carbon monoxide poisoning estimates using hospitalization and emergency department data

Unintentional non-fire-related (UNFR) carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning is a leading cause of poisoning in the US and a preventable cause of death. We generated national estimates of accidental CO poisoning and characterized the populations most at risk.UNFR CO poisoning cases were assessed using hospitalization and emergency department (ED) data from the Healthcare Costs and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample and Nationwide Emergency Department databases. We used hospitalization data from 2003 to 2013 and ED data from 2007 to 2013.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research