. Another carbon monoxide poisoning
05 January at 12:28 Chortkiv Central district hospital with a diagnosis of "Poisoning" hospitalized child local, 2011 year of birth. The Department of Public service of Ukraine on emergency situations in the Ternopil region warns: Citizens, be careful when using gas appliances and furnace heating, take care of your life and the lives of your family! Carbon monoxide (CO) — very dangerous because it is colorless and odorless. The poisoning can occur quickly. At high temperature carbon monoxide burns in oxygen with a blue flame’pits. With air can form explosive mixtures. Formed due to incomplete combustion of fuel in automobile engines or heating appliances that run on coal or other fossil fuels. The greatest danger of poisoning by carbon monoxide exists in the premises, heating Autonomous natural gas, wood or coal. The presence of carbon monoxide may indicate the presence of soot, smoke, yellow flame’I burners indoors. Carbon monoxide entering the respiratory tract to blood, the hemoglobin displaces oxygen. The result is oxygen starvation of tissues. Signs of carbon monoxide poisoning: headache, dizziness, tinnitus, feeling of pressure on forehead, nausea, vomiting, chest pain. In severe poisoning-loss of consciousness, convulsions, respiratory failure. At high concentrations of carbon monoxide death can occur instantly. When carbon monoxide poisoning should: - to bring person to fresh air; - bring to a nose the cotton wool with liquid ammonia; - to ensure the free flow of air in the lungs, opening his garment; - if conscious - give plenty to drink (tea, water); - if no breathing, administer artificial respiration and indirect heart massage; - to call an ambulance. To avoid poisoning, you need to follow the rules of safe use of independent heating and gas appliances: - check that the draught in the chimney; - do not block furnace chimney on the night; - do not use gas cookers for heating of premises; - often ventilate the room where there are gas appliances. It is impossible to leave a car engine work in confined areas.Ïåðåâåäåíî ñåðâèñîì "ßíäåêñ.Ïåðåâîä÷èê": translate.yandex.ru.
Source: http://uzinform.com.ua/
