November 29, 2016
Carbon monoxide kills without you even realizing it. 718 cases of poisoning, including 425 requiring emergency treatment, have been recorded since September 2016 in France.
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This poison is invisible, odorless and non-irritating. No wonder many people die every year intoxicated without even realizing it, often at night. Indeed, when we breathe this gas emitted during incomplete combustion of heating or cooking appliances, it enters the lungs and binds irreversibly to red blood cells instead of oxygen.
Carbon monoxide, almost as light as air, mixes with it perfectly, making it undetectable. Its emanation is accentuated by a poor supply of fresh air or poor ventilation. We are not talking here about electric instruments that do not diffuse any gas.
Some rulesare for protect
Winter is here, you have to warm up. For those who use a fireplace, make sure it is swept and serviced at the start of the season. For the others, maintain your heating or cooking appliances that run on gas, wood, coal, fuel oil or ethanol. Do not leave your car with the engine running in the garage, do not use devices intended for outdoor use in your home.
Symptoms resemble those of the flu: migraine, nausea, vomiting. However, within an hour this gas can kill. As soon as you feel them, open all the windows in your home and call the fire brigade (18) or the doctor. The big plus isinstall a carbon monoxide detector, which alerts you when the rate in the air puts you in danger … Even at night.
Read also: Indoor pollution: do you know what you are breathing?
