Lesson From Aspen CO Deaths Saves Family ( Carbon Monoxide )

TheDenverChannel. ^ | December 29, 2008

[sinanju]

Thank you, then it makes sense that (like an automotive “block heater”) a southron’ like myself would never have heard of it.

I guess the ancient, low-tech solution would be the steep Swiss ski-chalet roofs or the Russian onion domes?

[sinanju]

“Mechanics at auto garages , even with open bay doors, can inhale lots of CO.

It can take months or a hospital visit to reduce the blood poisoning of CO.”

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I wonder what the symptoms of such slow CO poisoning are. In my readings on the Great White North, CO poisoning seems to have killed more than scurvy and frostbite combined.

[george76]

The bloodstream binds to carbon monoxide (CO) about 200 times stronger than it binds to oxygen. That means a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning has less oxygen getting to important organs like the heart and brain.

The only treatment for carbon monoxide poisoning is to replace the carbon monoxide in the victim’s blood with oxygen. At a minimum, the victim will have to breathe high concentrations of oxygen for a long time to reverse the poisoning. In worst case scenarios, victims must be treated in barometric chambers, which provide 100% oxygen in high-pressure environments.

http://firstaid.about.com/od/hazardousmaterials/qt/06_COpoisoning.htm

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[21twelve]

In our area when the power goes out during the winter wind storms we have several of those. Usually Asians using charcol grills inside to keep warm and cook with. Perhaps in the old country during the summer with old style flimsy houses with entire walls open to the breeze you can do that. Not so in suburban America while trying to heat your house. Generators in the garage another no-no, and sometimes even too close to the house depending on the breeze, nearby windows, etc.