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All You Need To Know About Carbon Monoxide, the Silent Killer

YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT, OR SMELL IT, OR HEAR IT OMING "THE SILENT KILLER" WHAT IS IT? IT CANNOT BE IT CANNOT BE IT CANNOT BE -SEEN- HEARD SMELLED BUT IT CAN... KILL YOU THIS IS. CARBON MONOXIDE COLORLESS ODORLESS POISONOUS CO GAS TASTELESS HOW IT FORMS? IT FORMS WHEN ONLY ONE OXYGEN MOLECULE IS ATTRACTED CO TO A CARBON MOLECULE THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OXYGEN IN AN ENCLOSED SPACE WHERE IT CAME FROM? FURNACE CAR RUNNING GAS RANGE BURNING GENERATORS SPACE/WATER EXCHANGER IN A CLOSED FIREPLACE HEATER GARAGE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT ENTERS THE BODY? RED BLOOD CELLS CARRY OXYGEN THROUGH OUR BODY WHEN CARBON MONOXIDE ENTERS THE BODY, IT EASILY AT TACHES ITSELF TO THE RED BLOOD CELLS. AS THE AMOUNT OF CO IN- CREASES, IT KICKS OUT AND REPLACES THE OXYGEN THAT WILL BE CARRIED TO OUR HEART, LUNGS, AND BRAIN. HOW IT AFFECTS THE BODY EFFECTS OF CERTAIN LEVELS OF CARBON MONOXIDE TO OUR BODY PPM - PARTS PER MILLION NO HEALTH RISK, NORMAL CO LEVELS 0-9 CHRONIC HEADACHES, NAUSEA - NOT THE MOST DANGEROUS LEVEL 10-29 FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS, ESPECIALLY AMONG THE YOUNG AND ELDERLY 30-35 FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS AMONG ALL AGES, DROWSINESS, VOMITING 36-99 SEVERE SYMPTOMS: CONFUSION, INTENSE HEADACHES, BRAIN DAMAGE, COMA, AND DEATH CARBON MONOXIDE AWARENESS WEEK SOURCES: NATIONWIDE HOHE INNOVATIONS HTTP://WwW.CARBONMONOXIDEE HTTP://WWW.NHS.UK/CONDITIONS/CARBON-MONOXIDE-DOISONING HTTPS://Www.OSHA.GOV/OSHDOC/DATA_GENERAL_FACTS/CARBONMONOXIDE-FACTSHEET DDF

All You Need To Know About Carbon Monoxide, the Silent Killer

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Carbon monoxide, an odourless, tasteless and colourless gas found usually in faulty gas powered engines and equipment can threaten your health.

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