ABSTRACT
There is a great deal of variability in blood levels of %COHb in deaths related to carbon monoxide. In order to examine the relationship between %COHb and the characteristics of victims and their environment, a total of 2,637 cases of deaths involving CO during the years 1938-79 were examined from the records of the Cuyahoga County Coroner. This data base constituted all such deaths for which complete (i.e., multivariate) data was available and the entire period fit within the term of a single coroner. In this chapter, the variations over time in lethal level of COHb are examined for diverse groups, defined by demographic and other characteristics.
