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Carbon Monoxide:
  Because it is impossible to see, taste or smell, Carbon Monoxide can kill you before you are aware it is in your home. At lower levels of exposure, Carbon Monoxide causes mild effects that are often mistaken for the flu. These symptoms include headaches, dizziness, disorientation, nausea and fatigue. At higher levels it can kill.

  Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas that interferes with the delivery of oxygen in the blood to the rest of the body. It is the product of the partial combustion of carbon-containing compounds. Carbon monoxide forms in preference to the more usual carbon dioxide when there is a reduced availability of oxygen present during the combustion process.

Is your Home at Risk?
  Most fuel-burning equipment (natural gas, propane and oil), if properly installed and maintained, produces little CO. The by-products of combustion are usually safely vented to the outside. However, if anything disrupts the venting process (such as a bird’s nest in the chimney) or results in a shortage of oxygen to the burner, CO production can quickly rise to dangerous levels.
  The burning of wood, kerosene, coal and charcoal produce more CO. Be extra cautious when heating a living space with these fuels.

Effects of Carbon Monoxide:
  Carbon monoxide has recently caused the evacuation of 17 people from a hotel in Kentucky and killed a grandfather and his grandson in Colorado.
  Carbon monoxide detectors can make a big difference. The family in Colorado didn’t have carbon monoxide detectors, and authorities were quoted in the local paper as saying “CO detectors may have saved the victims lives.”

  Another family in Virginia received a free carbon monoxide detector as part of a local public safety program, and three days after it was installed it alerted them to the presence of the odorless gas in their home. Without the detector, this could have been another tragedy.
  An estimated 300 people die each year as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning and thousands of others end up in hospital emergency rooms.

Protection:
  Protect yourself and your family by making sure that your heating systems are properly installed and maintained and install at least one Carbon Monoxide detector in your home. A detector might be your second line of defense, but it is a necessary one.

Conclusion:
  Inspect your heating systems, put Carbon Monoxide detectors, along with Smoke Detectors, in your home, learn to recognize the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning and stay safe until spring.

Sincerely:
Allan Wright
First Aid Kit Products

About the Author:

Mr. A Wright is currently the Senior Vice President and General Manager of First Aid Kit Products. A distributor of high quality First Aid and Disaster Preparedness Products.

First Aid Kit Products – Offering quality first aid kits, first aid supplies and disaster preparedness for your families safety.
He brings all of his knowledge and experience in the field of Family safety and Emergency Preparedness to First Aid Kit Products.

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