Carbon Monoxide, A Silent Killer

CARBON MONOXIDE: WHAT DO YOU KNOW? Çarbon monoxidę is a tasteless, odorless gas that when inhaled - even at low rates of exposure - ćan lead to death Colorless Odorless Tasteless Signs of CO Poisoning Heurological Changes CO is dangerous because as it is breathed in it replaces the óxygen in the bloodstream with position At high concentration, CO çan starve vital organs such as the heart and brain of oxygen Replaces Oxygen Effects on human body : headaches,nausea, dizziness, breathlessness, collapse, loss of consiousness Neurological changes cause due to CO poisoning includes Starres Vital Organs shot-term memory loss, speech probléms, and depression Symptoms of CO Poisoning Mild Poisoning : 0,08% Visual - Central Volume % in air - Dimmed sight - Drowsiness 1- 1% - 3% - 5% 1- 8% Auditory - - Reduced hearing - Mild narcosis - Dizziness - Confusion - Headache - Unconsciousness Symptoms includes headache,asphyxia,dizziness,chest pain, dry cough, nausea, vomiting,visual and auditory haluucinations and high blood pressure Moderate Poisoning: up to 0,32% Symptoms includes motor paralysis and losing consciousness Skin - Sweating Respiratory - - Shortness of breath Severe Poisoning: above 1,2% -Heart Symptoms include losing consciousness after 2 or 3 breaths, convulsions and respiratory arrest leading to death in less than 3 minutes -Increased heart rate and blood Muscular - Tremor pressure CARBON MONO IDE BE ALARMED! Only half of U.S homes have a working carbon monoxide alarm 75% of homes have a potential source of CO Cheater, stoves,generator) 72.000 CO incidents Occur each year in the U.S What should ( do? When repairing or Servicing gas appliances, always use a qualified Gas Sate Registered engineer Ensure you have a Co letector. and that you test it Know the sign and symptoms of Co + First aid Call Your Doctor In the event of mild poisoning, the patient should be given coffee or strong tea and made to smell a cotton swab soaked in ammoniulm chloride In event of severe poisoning, the patient should be moved outside or provided with an oxygen mask, relieved of any clothing hampering breathing, placed in a comfortable position and given assisted respiration if necessary. Created by: G.0SAL E carbonmonoxidekills.:m