North Texas First Responders Report Significant Increase In Calls For Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Hypothermia

Dallas TX

17 February, 2021

2:40 PM

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CBS Dallas/Fort Worth February 16, 2021 NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Over the past two days, MedStar has treated 11 patients for carbon monoxide poisoning. They've also had 19 hypothermia calls in just the last 24 hours. "We respond to about 13 or 14 calls per hour," said Matt Zavadsky with MedStar. "The last two days, we're averaging 24 to 25 calls per hour." Zavadsky said in general, you need to leave your home if the temperature inside gets to be 50 degrees or lower. Read more at CBS Dallas/Fort Worth