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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>This is the first I’ve heard of this new law.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Just out of curiosity, please tell me how others have
heard about it.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Christine <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: TheNixleTeam@emails.nixle.com [mailto:TheNixleTeam@emails.nixle.com] <br>
Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2010 2:10 PM<br>
To: Christine Gray<br>
Subject: Notification from the Baltimore City Health Department</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hi Christine Gray,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Advisory Message has been issued by the Baltimore City
Health Department.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Tuesday March 2, 2010 13:59 PM EST <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;background:aqua'>A <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">new City</st1:place></st1:City> law requires carbon monoxide
detectors in residences. Is your family protected? http://bit.ly/bJciXQ</span><o:p></o:p></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Health Department, Fire Department and <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Johns</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Hopkins</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for Injury
Research and Policy Announce Start of CO Detector Ordinance<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>BALTIMORE, MD (February 23, 2010) – <span
style='background:aqua'>Beginning on March 1, Baltimore City will require
carbon monoxide (CO) detectors to be installed in residential dwellings, hotels
and buildings used for living or sleeping.</span> Today, Baltimore City Health
and Fire officials joined with The Johns Hopkins Center for Injury Research and
Policy (CIRP), based at the Bloomberg School of Public Health, to warn
residents of the health dangers of CO poisoning, to share prevention tips and
to urge compliance with the new law. Since 2000, more than 25 people have died
in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">City</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> as a result of CO poisoning.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Studies have shown that cities with CO detector
ordinances have lower reported case fatality rates than in cities without
ordinances. We thank the city council for passing this important ordinance
requiring CO detectors installed in all city dwellings, helping us keep our
families safe,” said Interim City Health Commissioner Olivia Farrow.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>City Councilman James Kraft (District 1) sponsored the
ordinance, which requires the installation and maintenance of carbon monoxide
alarms in all new and existing residential dwellings, hotels, motels, boarding
or rooming houses, or other structures where people live or sleep. The law
applies to dwellings that use gas- or fossil fuel-burning furnaces or
appliances. Residents should take care to follow manufacturer specifications
when installing a new alarm to ensure effective protection.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“I cannot emphasize enough how prevention is
essential. All poisonings from CO are easily preventable with CO detectors, and
this ordinance is therefore designed to save lives,” the councilman said. The
ordinance follows the February 13th sickening of six passengers on a cruise
ship docked in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:City>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Because CO is odorless and colorless, safeguards such
as home CO detectors are essential in detecting leaks before they cause
symptoms. Mild CO poisoning can cause nausea, headaches or shortness of breath;
prolonged exposure to CO can cause dizziness, confusion, severe headaches,
severe nausea, faintness, and death if treatment is not sought. Malfunctioning
furnaces and other appliances that burn fuels are common culprits of home CO
leaks. From 2008 through 2009, the Baltimore City Fire Department responded to
more than 3,600 CO poisoning calls.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>“Like many injuries that occur in the home, CO
poisoning can be prevented. By installing a CO alarm in the hallway near every
separate sleeping area of their home, people can keep themselves safe,” said
Eileen McDonald, director of The Johns Hopkins Children’s Safety Centers, which
are run by CIRP.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>To speed the conversion of city homes into safer
residences, Kidde, a leading manufacturer of residential fire safety products,
has donated 250 free CO alarms that will be distributed to City residents who
demonstrate financial need. The devices will be available on a first-come,
first-serve basis at Johns Hopkins Children’s Safety, located inside Children’s
Admitting at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. The center is open Monday –
Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; the phone number is (410) 614-5587.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'># # #<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>For full details, go to
http://local.nixle.com/alert/1356418/<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Contact Information:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Brian Schleter<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Administration<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=3 face="Bookman Old Style"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>443-984-2623 brian.schleter@baltimorecity.gov<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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