If you use gas for household needs, it is important to take care of your safety: generators, camping stoves, and even ordinary stove heating can cause harm.
Why is carbon monoxide extremely dangerous?
It has no color, smell, or taste, so it cannot be detected without special devices.
What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
Headache, dizziness and fatigue, difficulty breathing, dry cough, nausea.
What is the first aid?
If poisoned by carbon monoxide, immediately take the victim to fresh air and call emergency medical help.
What causes carbon monoxide formation?
It is incomplete combustion of natural gas or solid fuel. You should be especially careful if you use wood, gas, or coal stoves, fireplaces, portable gasoline generators. Even using a camping stove indoors without ventilation can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.
Simple rules will help you prevent carbon monoxide poisoning and save your health and life.
