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Emergency Smoke Hoods Recalled for Risk of Carbon Monoxide Inhalation
Recalled April 20, 2006 · CPSC recall 06144 · Emergency
Hazard
The emergency escape smoke hoods could fail to work properly, exposing the user to harmful carbon monoxide, which could seriously compromise their ability to escape the fire threat.
Remedy
The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should stop using the smoke hood devices and immediately dispose of the product.
Units
About 290,000 units
Incidents / injuries
None.
Description
These smoke hoods are one-time use respiratory devices that assist users with breathing, while escaping a fire. They include a transparent plastic hood that covers the user's head, and a canister that filters out toxic gases. "EVAC+™" or "EVAC-U8™" is printed on the canister.
What to do
The firm is out of business and a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should stop using the smoke hood devices and immediately dispose of the product.
Contact
The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Product
EVAC-U8™ and EVAC+™ Emergency Escape Smoke Hoods
Manufacturer(s)
Brookdale International Systems Inc., of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Retailers
Web sites, safety products retailers, catalogs, and travel stores, from September 2000 through March 2006, for about $75 for the "EVAC-U8™" and about $150 for the "EVAC+™."
Made in
Canada
Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →