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5 Hospitalized With CO Exposure In Maryland Religious Ceremony, Officials Say 5 Hospitalized With CO Exposure In Maryland Religious Ceremony, Officials Say
5 Hospitalized With CO Exposure In Maryland Religious Ceremony, Officials Say Five people were hospitalized in Montgomery County after being exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide during a religious ceremony Sunday, June 16, responders said. Officers responding to a 911 call for one person suffering chest pain in a medical emergency ultimately found three adults and two children who had been exposed to more than 300 ppm of carbon monoxide around 10:30 p.m. on Elm Grove Circle in Cloverly, the county's fire department said. The source of the CO was found to have been charcoal burners used for a ceremony indoors with poor ventilation. According to the Consumer Prod…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son
Maryland Police Dispatcher Celebrated For Helping Mother Reunite With Missing, Hospitalized Son Howard County is celebrating an emergency dispatcher who went "the extra mile and beyond" to help ensure a man's safety after he had trouble breathing following a race, authorities say. On Saturday, July 23, Trish Geiman took a call from a Delaware woman who had grown worried after her son called her to tell her that he was having difficulty breathing after finishing a 5K race, according to Howard County police. The woman stated that her son was a resident of Howard County and that she was unable to get back in contact with him after the call. The worried mother told Geiman that she was un…

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by Annie DeVoe