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Carbon Monoxide: Poisonings and Deaths New Mexico Wing Civil Air Patrol Safety Briefing

Carbon Monoxide: Poisonings and Deaths New Mexico Wing Civil Air Patrol Safety Briefing January 2009 / 2010. Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety. January Safety Briefing. Safety Briefing Requirements for ALL. CAPR 62-1 (3d) CAP Safety Responsibilities and Procedures

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Carbon Monoxide: Poisonings and Deaths New Mexico Wing Civil Air Patrol Safety Briefing

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  1. Carbon Monoxide: Poisonings and Deaths New Mexico Wing Civil Air Patrol Safety Briefing January 2009 / 2010 Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  2. Safety Briefing Requirements for ALL • CAPR 62-1 (3d)CAP Safety Responsibilities and Procedures • All CAP members must obtain a monthly 15 minute face-to-face briefing (or Make-up) before they may participate in any CAP activity (including unit meetings). Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  3. To: NM Wing Staff Upon completion of this briefing, send an email stating: Subject: January Wing Safety Briefing “January Carbon monoxide Dangers” briefing reviewed and completed” to Judy.Candelaria@kirtland.af.mil (otherwise, send email notification to your Squadron Safety Officer) Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  4. Carbon Monoxide Dangers What is CO (carbon monoxide) ? • CO (carbon monoxide) is a gas that is • Colorless • Tasteless • Odorless • Produced from incomplete combustion in a fuel burning device • CO can kill you and you won’t even know you died!! C O Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  5. Carbon Monoxide

  6. Carbon Monoxide Dangers Where can you find CO? • CO (carbon monoxide) can be found almost everywhere • At home • At work / office / school • Automobiles • Recreation: generators or stoves • Aircraft in flight Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  7. Carbon Monoxide Dangers Where can you find CO? • CO (carbon monoxide) can be found almost everywhere • At home • At work / office / school • Automobiles • Recreation: generators or stoves • Aircraft in flight Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  8. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 15,000+ visits / year to Hospital ER 500 unintentional deaths / year Most frequent in JANUARY (then December) Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  9. Carbon Monoxide Poisoning CO prevents oxygen from attaching to the hemoglobin molecule in your blood Oxygen cannot be delivered to the brain and other tissues SYMPTOMS Confusion, hallucinations, headache, nausea, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, seizures COMA and DEATH Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  10. Carbon Monoxide Dangers Typical Scenario You are relaxing home with the family on a cold January evening Everyone in the family is feeling sick with either a headache, or nausea, or dizziness, or tiredness -- could it be the flu? Unbeknownst to you, your 12 year old furnace is putting out 400 ppm of CO from a cracked firebox. And you are poisoned! Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  11. Carbon Monoxide Dangers Another scenario You and your copilot have been flying highbird for 2.5 hours The pilot is getting nauseated – hmmm . . . . . that’s unusual The copilot has a splitting headache Unbeknownst to both, a cracked manifold is leaking CO into the cabin via the heater. And you are poisoned! Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  12. Carbon Monoxide Dangers Prevention of poisoning BE AWARE of CO poisoning! (free) Get a Home Carbon Monoxide detector (with good batteries!) $50 Get an Aircraft CO detector ($5) Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  13. Carbon Monoxide Dangers TREATMENT of poisoning • Get away for the source – • leave the house, land the airplane, get some fresh air • Severe: Hospitalization and adminsitration of 100% oxygen • Fix the source ! Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  14. Carbon Monoxide Dangers FIX THE SOURCE If you suspect CO poisoning . . . . . . . --Call the local gas company and have them check your furnace, hot water heater, wood stove, etc. Replace the defective item. --Ground the airplane until the manifold leak is repaired. Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

  15. Carbon Monoxide Dangers • Questions? • Personal experiences? • Reference • http://www.carbonmonoxidekills.com Joseph R. Perea, MD, Maj CAP NM Wing Director of Safety January Safety Briefing

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