Carbon Monoxide Safety
An estimated 10,000 people receive medical treatment and hundreds die each year from carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas produced when fuels such as gasoline, fuel oil, propane, kerosene, natural gas, coal and wood do not have an adequate oxygen supply to burn completely. The most common sources are automobiles, and furnaces and boilers that haven't been properly maintained.
Symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning
- Flu-like symptoms: nausea, dizziness, drowsiness, vomiting, confusion.
- In many cases, victims are aware they are not well, but become too disoriented to save themselves. Particularly vulnerable are pregnant women. Also: small children, senior citizens and people with heart or respiratory problems.
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