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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Sets New National Standard for CO Screening by Pulse CO-Oximetry(TM)
March 8th, 2008
Masimo (NASDAQ:MASI), the inventor of Pulse CO-Oximetry and Measure-Through Motion and Low Perfusion pulse oximetry, announced that the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has included Carbon Monoxide (CO) screening by Pulse CO-Oximetry as part of a new national healthcare standard for firefighters potentially exposed to Carbon Monoxide poisoning. NFPA's consensus codes and standards serve as the worldwide authoritative source on fire prevention and public safety -- virtually every building, process, service, design, and installation in society today is affected by NFPA documents. The new standard, which became effective December 31, 2007 and was recently...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2008-03-08)
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