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VelvetBlade
January 24th, 2005, 12:47 PM
PLEASE folks...don't let this happen to you!

~AW

Doctor: Child Dies While Sitting In Car To Keep Warm

Child Reportedly Died Of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning



POSTED: 10:07 pm EST January 23, 2005
UPDATED: 10:16 pm EST January 23, 2005


BOSTON -- A child in Massachusetts has reportedly died of carbon monoxide poisoning while sitting in an idling car.

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Dr. Bob Marshall, the assistant director of the Rhode Island Health Department, said that he got a call from the regional Poison Control Center informing him of the death. The center covers Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Marshall said that he was told two children were in an idling vehicle to stay warm while their parents shoveled. But the vehicle's tailpipe was blocked by snow and ice. The children were taken to a hospital where one died.

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VelvetBlade
January 24th, 2005, 12:51 PM
Also..shoveling. There are so many heart attacks reported because folks are shoveling themselves out of snow like we've had here, and they're hearts just can't take the stress. Just be careful and don't do too much.