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Subject:Re: Monoxide CO deaths 2005
From:Mike S
Date:Mon, 9 Feb 2009 07:36:08 -0500

At 07:57 PM 2/8/2009, David Beierl wrote...
>Non-fire, non-intentional CO deaths associated with consumer products
>in temporary shelters in 2005.
>
>Total -- 31 (2003-2005 average 25, 15% of total CO deaths)
>
>Portable LP heaters -- 10

In the US, you're statistically much more likely to be hit and killed
by lightning, death by which averages ~48.9/year:
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/stats/95-04_Deaths_by_state.pdf