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            CARBON MONOXIDE

            THE SILENT KILLER

 

YOU CAN'T SMELL IT, YOU CAN'T SEE IT, YOU CAN'T  TASTE IT.  BUT IT CAN KILL YOU. 

      CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING IS THE #1 CAUSE OF DEATH ANNUALLY, FROM  POISONING  IN THE UNITED STATES .  CARBON MONOXIDE (CO) IS A BY-PRODUCT OF THE COMBUSTION OF SUCH FUELS AS: GAS, OIL, KEROSENE, WOOD AND CHARCOAL.  THE AMOUNT OF CARBON MONOXIDE PRODUCED WHILE USING A FUEL BURNING APPLIANCE IS USUALLY NOT HARMFUL UNLESS THE APPLIANCE IS NOT PROPERLY USED OR NOT ADEQUATELY FUNCTIONING.

     DURING WINTER MONTHS SNOW CAN PARTIALLY BLOCK CHIMNEY FLUES AND HEATING VENTS, INCLUDING THE AIR INTAKE AND EXHAUST SYSTEM OF FURNACES AND HOT WATER HEATERS.  IF THIS HAPPENS, THESE FUEL FIRED APPLIANCES CAN MALFUNCTION AND ALLOW CARBON MONOXIDE GASES TO INCREASE TO DANGEROUS LEVELS IN YOUR HOME, OFFICE OR OTHER CONFINED SPACES.

SOME ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE THAN OTHERS TO THE EFFECTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE, THESE INCLUDE

 

SOME SYMPTOMS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

     LOW LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CAN BE CONFUSED WITH FLU SYMPTOMS, FOOD POISONING OR OTHER ILLNESSES AND CAN HAVE A LONG TERM HEALTH RISK IF LET UNATTENDED.  SOME SYMPTOMS ARE:  

     MODERATE LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE DEATH IF EXPOSURE IS FOR LONG MEASURE OF TIME.  

     HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE CAN BE FATAL, CAUSING DEATH WITHIN MINUTES.

 

HAVE A WORKING CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR INSTALLED IN YOUR HOME AND PLACE OF BUSINESS

MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE EFFECTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE AND TREATMENT OF CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITES:

CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FACT SHEET

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION - FAQ

NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

CARBON MONOXIDE KILLS. COM

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

YOUNGSTOWN STATE UNIVERSITY

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