Hypothermia and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Soar in City After Hurricane- Alexis Brunson

The number of cold-exposure cases in New York City tripled in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck compared with the same period in previous years, the health department reported in an alert to thousands of doctors and other health care providers on Wednesday. And even though power and heat have been restored to most of the city, there are still thousands of people living in the cold, the department said. The department warned health care providers that residents living in unheated homes faced “a significant risk of serious illness and death from multiple causes.”

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