ATCEMS: 8 people exposed to carbon monoxide, 2 flown to San Antonio for treatment
Austin Travis County EMS said it responded to a carbon monoxide exposure incident involving 8 patients Thursday night in northwest Austin.
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Travis County EMS said it responded to a carbon monoxide exposure incident involving 8 patients Thursday night in northwest Austin. Of the patients, six were adults and two were children.
ATCEMS said one child and one adult were transported with serious, potentially life-threatening symptoms. Officials said the two patients were then flown to University Hospital in San Antonio for specialized hyperbaric treatment.
ATCEMS said a teenage patient was also taken to Dell Children's Medical Center with potentially serious symptoms.
According to EMS, the remaining five patients were evaluated and refused EMS transport.
In an update from the San Antonio hospital, a generator was blamed for causing the family to become ill.