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Protecting Against Carbon Monoxide in Your Home

Protecting Against Carbon Monoxide in Your Home. Sarah Kirby, PhD Sandy Wiggins, EdD North Carolina Cooperative Extension. What is Carbon Monoxide?. CO. Deadly, poisonous gas Can’t see, taste, feel or smell Produced by incomplete combustion of fuel burning devices.

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Protecting Against Carbon Monoxide in Your Home

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  1. Protecting Against Carbon Monoxide in Your Home Sarah Kirby, PhD Sandy Wiggins, EdD North Carolina Cooperative Extension

  2. What is Carbon Monoxide? CO • Deadly, poisonous gas • Can’t see, taste, feel or smell • Produced by incomplete combustion of fuel burning devices

  3. What’s the problem with CO? • 500 unintentional deaths each year in US • CO exposure accounts for approximately 15,000 emergency department visits yearly • Survivors of CO poisoning can suffer from brain damage, loss of sight or hearing, or heart problems CDC, 2007

  4. Gas & oil furnaces, boilers, water heaters Wood burning fireplaces and stoves Gas appliances (ovens, stoves, dryers) Gas and kerosene space heaters Gas and charcoal grills Where Does CO Come From?

  5. Cars, trucks, campers, and other vehicles Gas and liquid propane fueled equipment Recreational vehicles Tobacco smoke, house fires Blocked chimneys and flues Where Does CO Come From?

  6. Headache Nausea Vomiting Dizziness Confusion Tiredness Weakness Sleepiness Tightness in chest Trouble breathing Changes in senses All of these are flu- like symptoms What are the signs of COpoisoning?

  7. Never use charcoal grills or run engines inside home, garage, or basement Never warm up vehicle in garage How Can I Protect Myself and My Family?

  8. How Can I Protect Myself and My Family? • Keep chimney and wood burning stove in good working order • Have furnace, chimney and gas appliances checked • Use kerosene , gas heaters and vent-free fireplaces carefully -- follow instructions and open window Chimney Gas Heater

  9. How Can I Protect Myselfand My Family? Kitchen exhaust vent • Use kitchen exhaust fan when using oven • Never use a kitchen stove or oven for heat

  10. How Can I Protect Myselfand My Family? • Make certain gas appliances burn correctly • Don’t use a smoking fireplace

  11. Carbon Monoxide Alarms • At least one for every household • Near sleeping areas and on each floor of your home • Sounds an alarm when CO becomes too high, purchase one that records peak loads • Battery operated, or battery backup • Do not install above or directly beside fuel-burning appliances

  12. If CO Alarm Sounds: • Get outside right away • Call 911 from phone outside your home • Have home checked by qualified heating/appliance technician • Don’t go back into the home until all problems are fixed

  13. You can protect you and your family from CO

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