{"id":196,"date":"2025-05-19T15:06:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T19:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/?p=196"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:21:29","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:21:29","slug":"new-study-shows-spike-in-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-children-during-power-outages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/new-study-shows-spike-in-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-children-during-power-outages\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Spike in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Children During Power Outages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mass-and-co-safety-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mass-and-co-safety-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mass-and-co-safety-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mass-and-co-safety-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Mass-and-co-safety.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Make sure your equipment is ready before the next storm hits<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A recent study published in <em>Pediatrics<\/em> on May 5, 2025, revealed a disturbing trend: <strong>power outages significantly increase the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in children.<\/strong> The research, which analyzed emergency department data from 2017 to 2020, found that even a <strong>four-hour power outage<\/strong> can raise the odds of a CO-related pediatric emergency room visit by over <strong>50 percent<\/strong>. In large-scale outages, that number jumps to over <strong>150 percent<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The highest rates of poisoning were seen in <strong>children under 5 years old,<\/strong> particularly in <strong>urban areas<\/strong>. These findings confirm what Apollo Safety has always emphasized: CO poisoning is silent, fast, and too often overlooked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During outages, many households and facilities turn to portable generators for backup power. Unfortunately, improper generator use is one of the leading causes of CO exposure. Without properly calibrated gas detection equipment in place, the danger goes unnoticed until it\u2019s too late. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What You Can Do:<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re responsible for safety in a school, municipal building, healthcare facility, or residential property, preparation starts with: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Having <strong>reliable CO detection equipment<\/strong> on-site <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ensuring all detectors are <strong>calibrated and compliant<\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Educating staff on proper <strong>generator placement and usage<\/strong> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Signing up for a <strong>service or calibration contract<\/strong> to stay ahead of failures <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Apollo Safety offers <strong>portable and fixed CO detectors<\/strong>, <strong>routine calibration agreements<\/strong>, and <strong>the fastest turnaround times in the industry<\/strong>. With our state-of-the-art service center and loaner options, we make sure you\u2019re never unprotected, even in an emergency. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t wait until a storm hits to discover your detector needs service. Let\u2019s protect your teams and the communities you serve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udce9 <strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:sales@apollosafety.com\">sales@apollosafety.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udcde <strong>Phone:<\/strong> 800-813-5408 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83c\udf10 <strong>Learn more:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.apollosafety.com\/\">www.apollosafety.com<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dermatologyadvisor.com\/news\/power-outages-up-odds-of-carbon-monoxide-related-ed-visits-among-children\/\">Dermatology Advisor article<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Make sure your equipment is ready before the next storm hits A recent study published in Pediatrics [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":206,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gas-detection","category-safety"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>New Study Shows Spike in Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Children During Power Outages - Apollo Safety Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Make sure your equipment is ready before the next storm hits A recent study published in Pediatrics on May 5, 2025, revealed a disturbing trend: power outages significantly increase the risk of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in children. 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