Trends of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning in Korea, 1951-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning from coal briquette combustion has been a major public health problem in Korea. In this study, we estimated the time trends of the consumption of anthracite coal and the number of CO poisoning victims over the past 7 decades, in the context of changes in heating facilities.

Methods

Using Population and Housing Census data and energy statistics, we estimated the number of houses using briquettes as heating fuel between 1951 and 2018. After estimating the incidence of CO poisoning in housing units by heating facility type, we determined the ratio of the number of household members who experienced CO poisoning to the overall number of household members. Finally, we estimated the distribution of the victims according to poisoning severit

SUBMITTER: Kim JH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7871165 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature