As you try to keep warm during these chilly winter days, make sure that your cozy domicile does not become a deadly place that exposes you and your loved ones to carbon monoxide gas. The toxic gas is produced when fuel such as natural gas, propane, kerosene, wood, or charcoal is burned. Managing Director of the Palmetto Poison Center Jill Michels says the danger comes when the gas accumulates in enclosed spaces.
“Carbon monoxide is colorless, odorless non-irritating gas. You don’t even know it’s in the air or the environment and people don’t even know they are being exposed. Symptoms we tell people to watch out for are similar to flu-like symptoms like vomiting, achiness, nausea, and dizziness. Some persons may pass out from exposure to the gas.”
Carbon monoxide can cause permanent brain damage, other neurological damage, and even death. [Read more...]
