“The realization of ignorance is the first act of knowing.”
Jean Toomer (1894-1967, bio link)
Please take CARBON MONOXIDE SAFETY CARE during all holiday and everyday activities.
Carbon monoxide when inhaled, displaces oxygen and sets a course for various resultant consequences of asphyxia. CO is a commonly occurring gas produced where fuels like gasoline, oil, natural gas, wood, coal & propane are burned to generate heat for work, recreation, comfort & other human requested uses. Many systems can be tuned to produce minimal levels of CO. Some systems like gasoline fueled automobiles still produce levels immediately hazardous to health and life.
When breathed in, CO displaces oxygen in blood, bonds with hemoglobin, forming COHb or carboxyhemoglobin; also referenced as carboxyhemoglobinemia. Reduction of oxygen in blood is detrimental to health.
It is known that CO has an affinity to hemoglobin binding sites 200 times greater than oxygen. Fetal hemoglobin has an even greater affinity for oxygen than the mother’s because of needed oxygen reserves required for rapid growth; carbon monoxide binds even more aggressively then and related anomalies occur. CO does not easily unload from these cells and is why oxygen therapy, ventilatory support and monitoring the heart rate are critical to recovery. Bob Dwyer, CSME Carbon Monoxide Safety
Carbon Monoxide Survivor A website made by poisoning survivors that brings a view that can only come from those that know what it is like to have been poisoned - as well as live with the long term impact.
National Conference of State Legislatures Carbon Monoxide Detectors State Statutes
Twenty-five U.S. states have statutes that require carbon monoxide detectors in certain residential buildings. Updated Nov. 2011
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Mahugh Fire & Safety
ESCO Institute
Every Day is Carbon Monoxide Safety Day!
