Saturday, December 8, 2012
Gwinnett County Public Schools has preventative maintenance program to keep heating systems running efficiently and safely.
Having carbon monoxide detectors in Gwinnett County Public Schools is not standard policy. Patch inquired if GCPS used these devices after a potentially deadly furnace leak Monday (Dec. 3) at Finch Elementary in southwest Atlanta sent nearly 50 students and teachers to the hospital with symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. “We do not have carbon monoxide detectors in [GCPS] schools as a district standard,” responded Jorge Quintana, GCPS director of media relations. “However, these detectors are used as part of our preventive maintenance program, in which we monitor air systems to detect and correct issues prior to a problem occurring.” Sloan Roach, GCPS executive director of communications and media relations, said: “We do not have any …
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
In the light of a recent Carbon Monoxide poisoning incident, GC officials release safety hints to avoid a tragedy during the winter months.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
At this time of the year the risk of Carbon Monoxide poisoning is always greater than any other time. This was evident in the early hours of Wednesday morning when Gwinnett County emergency personnel were summoned to a home in Lawrenceville by a family experiencing some sort of medical emergency. According to a press release by Gwinnett Fire Public Information Officer Lt. Eric Eberly, high levels of CO were found at the scene. Three people in the home had to be transported to Gwinnett Medical Center after being evaluated and treated at the scene. In response, the following public service announcement from Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services was released: Carbon Monoxide (CO) has been described as the silent killer. It is a …
Two adults and a teenager were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
At around 5:30 Wednesday morning, Gwinnett Fire paramedics were called to a home on the 1000 block of Bridle Path Drive. The caller said they were feeling sick and something was wrong. When crews arrived to the home, they found a male who was having an "obvious medical emergency," according to a release from Gwinnett Fire Lt. Eric Eberly. A Haz Mat unit was called and extremely high levels of carbon monoxide were detected. Fire crews determined the cause was a generator that was running inside the closed garage. The generator was being used to run a small heating device since the power had been cut off to the home. An adult female and a teenage boy were evaluated and treated at the scene. All three were then taken to Gwinnett Medical …
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