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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Health Tips
Protect Your Family from a Silent Killer
Take steps now to protect your family from the unseen danger of
carbon monoxide. Install a carbon monoxide detector in your house, and
plan to check its battery every time you check your smoke detector
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Carbon monoxide is odorless and colorless. If it builds up in your
home it can cause illness or even death—more than 500 Americans are
killed by carbon monoxide poisoning every year. Any heater that burns
fuel, such as your furnace, gas water heater, or a portable butane or
gas heater, can leak carbon monoxide and should be inspected every
year.
In addition to having a working carbon monoxide detector in your
house, you should never burn anything in a stove or fireplace that
isn’t vented properly, never heat your house with a gas oven, and
never run a generator in an enclosed space (like your basement) or
outside a window where the exhaust could blow indoors, even if the
power goes out. |
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When you’re driving, don’t warm your car up in a closed garage. If
your garage is attached to your house, close the door to the house
even if you open the garage door while you warm up the car. And when
it snows, be sure to clear any snow out of your car’s tailpipe—if the
pipe is blocked exhaust can back up inside your car.For more
information on carbon monoxide poisoning, go to
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/carbonmonoxide/default.htm
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