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From: Shoot1st	12/12/2005 2:29:37 PM
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Sunday, December 11, 2005 - by Joy Mapaye Anchorage, Alaska - The Anchorage Fire Department is hoping a new carbon monoxide device will help save lives in Anchorage. The department says the city is the first in the country to have the devices in ambulances. The department got the device a week ago. It's called the Co-Oxi Meter and what it does is measures the level of carbon monoxide in your blood in less than 30 seconds. The department says the device will come in handy for calls where symptoms are vague. So far this year, the department has responded to 580 carbon monoxide calls and 193 calls where carbon monoxide was actually found in the home. About two years ago the Arts family died when deadly amounts of carbon monoxide leaked into their house in the middle of the night. Their deaths caused a greater awareness about carbon monoxide and brought about a passage of a new law making carbon monoxide detectors mandatory. The Anchorage Fire Department hopes this new device will help keep people safe. ?It will allow us to assess people where we have a suspicion that there maybe carbon monoxide exposure, but there are only vague symptoms,? said F. X. Nolan (right), the chief medical officer for the Anchorage Fire Department. ?This gauge gives an idea of how much CO is in your system and so it helps the paramedics and the emergency care workers get a better idea of how badly you have been exposed and will help their level of treatment,? said Capt. Mike Melchert (left), with the Anchorage Fire Department. Fire officials say even with this new device, they recommend people have working carbon monoxide detectors in their home. They say it's the law and the device can save your life. Officials say there are devices in Girdwood and in Chugiak. Funding for the devices comes from a federal grant and the devices are about $3,000 each.

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