Summary

• Outbreaks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) and acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in long-term care facilities for the elderly in Lorraine, winter 2011–2012.

• Descriptive survey on the knowledge and practices of emergency physicians regarding acute carbon monoxide poisoning and on the procedures for performing carboxyhemoglobin testing in emergency departments in Lorraine.

• Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning: key points.

• Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning in Lorraine in 2011.

• The risk of CO poisoning during extreme weather conditions.