Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

CDC: Extreme Cold: Prevention Guidelines-Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
http://www.cdc.gov/co/guidelines.htm

The CDC lists things you can do to prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in your home.



Prevention Guidelines
http://www.cdc.gov/co/guidelines.htm

You Can Prevent Carbon Monoxide Exposure

   * Do have your heating system, water heater and any other gas, oil, or coal burning appliances serviced by a qualified technician every year.

   * Do install a battery-operated CO detector in your home and check or replace the battery when you change the time on your clocks each spring and fall. If the detector sounds leave your home immediately and call 911.

   * Do seek prompt medical attention if you suspect CO poisoning and are feeling dizzy, light-headed, or nauseous.

   * Don't use a generator, charcoal grill, camp stove, or other gasoline or charcoal-burning device inside your home, basement, or garage or near a window.

   * Don't  run a car or truck inside a garage attached to your house, even if you leave the door open.

   * Don't  burn anything in a stove or fireplace that isn't vented.

   * Don't  heat your house with a gas oven.

CO Poisoning: The Hidden Danger of Emergency Heaters
https://www.theorganicprepper.com/carbon-monoxide-emergency-heaters/

I previously wrote about how to survive a winter storm at home in case your power goes out, which has some great overall information in it to help you prepare, but I realized I’d missed something important and thought I should address it in its own post – the danger of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning and what you absolutely need to know about it. ---CONTINUED---

Great Tip sheet here, by the NFPA (National Fire Protection Association)

Carbon Monoxide Safety
https://www.nfpa.org/-/media/Files/Public-Education/Resources/Safety-tip-sheets/COSafety.ashx?la=en