carbon monoxide in your home. what is carbon monoxide? co deadly gas cant see, taste, feel or smell
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Carbon Monoxide in Your Home
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What is Carbon Monoxide? CO
Deadly gas
Can’t see, taste, feel or smell
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What’s the problem with CO?
Kills 5,000 people in US each year
Survivors of CO poisoning can suffer from brain damage, loss of sight or hearing, or heart problems
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Where Does CO Come From?
Gas & oil furnaces, boilers, water heaters
Wood burning fireplaces and stoves
Gas appliances (ovens, stoves, dryers)
Gas and kerosene space heaters
Gas and charcoal grills
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Where Does CO Come From?
Cars, trucks, campers, and other vehicles
Gas and liquid propane fueled equipment
Tobacco smoke, house fires Blocked chimneys and flues
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What are the signs of CO poisoning?
Headache Nausea Vomiting Dizziness Confusion Tiredness
Weakness Sleepiness Tightness in
chest Trouble
breathing All of these
are flu- like symptoms
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How Can I Protect My Family?
Never use Charcoal grills or run engines inside home, garage, or basement
Never warm up vehicle in garage
Have furnace, chimney and gas appliances checked
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How Can I Protect My Family?
Keep chimney and wood burning stove in good working order
Use kerosene , gas heaters and vent-free fireplaces carefully -- follow instructions and open window
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How Can I Protect My Family?
Use carbon monoxide alarms in
Never use kitchen stove or oven for heat
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How Can I Protect My Family?
Use kitchen exhaust fan when using oven
Make certain gas appliances burn correctly
Don’t use a smoking fireplace
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Carbon Monoxide Alarms
At least one for every household
Sounds an alarm when CO becomes too high
Battery operated
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If CO Alarm Sounds:
Get outside right away Call 911 from phone outside your
home Have home checked by qualified
heating/appliance technician Don’t go back into the home until
all problems are fixed
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Visit the Healthy Homes Partnership
site:
www.HealthyHomesPartnership.net
For more information on healthy home environments
Special thanks to North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension for the original creation
of these slides:Dr. M. Cassandra Wiggins
Dr. Sarah D. KirbyDr. Wilma S. Hammett