How to handle rapidly when contaminated due to improper heating

Using coal to warm cold day is the major cause of mass cases of CO poisoning. You already know how to prevent this yet?

The dangers from carbon monoxide when heated
CO (carbon monoxide) gas is colorless, odorless, tasteless. If there is too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, it will reduce the ability to absorb oxygen, which means that our body will suffer very serious consequences, even death. This is one of the toxins cause a lot of deaths.

Many heating measures, such as using wood, coal, fireplace ... all produce carbon monoxide. Therefore, if used the wrong way (used for long periods, in the narrow space ...) and do not know how to handle, we would cause danger to themselves and those around them. More seriously, CO poisoning can lead to complications such as permanent brain damage, endanger or fatal heart.

Manifestations of carbon monoxide poisoning

When carbon monoxide poisoning, our body can have symptoms like slow performance, headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain, memory problems, or unpleasant but for unknown reasons, lost consciousness ... the intoxication will become especially dangerous in case sleeping or intoxicated. Meanwhile, we are often not aware of the danger and the risk of death is therefore increased many times over.

How emergency and prevention

When there are symptoms of CO poisoning, should be handled very quickly:

- Quickly removes carbon dioxide producing source.

- Take the patient to a ventilated area with air, oxygen for resuscitation.