With the East Texas winter season quickly approaching, it’s time to conduct a comprehensive review of one of the season’s greatest dangers for many households – carbon monoxide poisoning (CO).
With the East Texas winter season quickly approaching, it’s time to conduct a comprehensive review of one of the season’s greatest dangers for many households – carbon monoxide poisoning (CO). Carbon monoxide poisoning can be fatal to children, adults, and pets. In fact, according to the Centers For Disease Control, more than 20,000 people visit the emergency room annually and over 400 Americans are killed every year as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning. Leaking furnaces or boilers are one of the most common causes of deadly carbon monoxide poisoning— every year without fail. CO poisoning is caused by breathing excessive carbon monoxide, a colorless, odorless and tasteless gas. When you inhale excess CO, it reduces your body’s ability to absorb oxygen. This leads to significant tissue damage and potentially to death.
