Carbon monoxide poisoning is considered as one of the most common causes of mysterious accidental deaths that have been reported in our local newspapers. This is because carbon monoxide is tasteless and odorless, colorless and most of all, it is invisible.
We oftentimes neglect to check our home appliances of possible connection damages, such as the pipes or lines connecting our furnaces, centralized heating devices, and other heat-producing equipments in our household. Without knowing it, the members of your family, such as babies, children and geriatrics are becoming victims of this silent killer, because they are more prone to carbon monoxide poisoning.
Even outside, carbon monoxide exposure is almost uncontrollable because of the different sources like smoke emissions coming from factories, automobiles and industrial machines. These are only some of the dangerous effects of carbon monoxide in our community.
Carbon monoxide is more dangerous when it is present in confined areas particularly on constricted areas like your home and other air conditioned or heated rooms. When there are possible leakages of carbon monoxide inside the room, poisoning of the body will take place thus causing damage to the central system which could be very harmful to our health and the result could be fatal if not given medical attention immediately.
Smoke emission coming from automobiles inside the garage is very dangerous especially if the garage is connected with the main building. This is one of the most common accident that could be connected to indoor carbon monoxide poisoning, such as we hear in the news.
Indirectly, we don’t even know that cigarettes and cigars generate carbon monoxide! Once carbon monoxide is accidentally inhaled, all the 5 senses in our body will be greatly affected. It develops physiological effects in our body depending on the density of carbon monoxide being taken through inhalation thereby causing damage to the lungs due to displacement of oxygen from the bloodstream. This cause malfunctions to the central system of the body. When your blood is unable to produce oxygen, you will suffocate and lose consciousness and could even die in an instant. There will be a chain reaction to the entire system of our body causing us to have flu, dizziness, chest pains, vomiting and severe headaches. Many people experience these kinds of illnesses without even knowing they were the cause of carbon monoxide poisoning.
It is therefore very relevant to take necessary precautionary measures to avoid this kind of mishaps at home by keeping our house well ventilated through constant checking of our appliances to avoid possible carbon monoxide leakages. Burning of charcoal inside the house must be discouraged too.
Environmental safety must be considered to maintain good health to the entire planet, and this can be done through proper information dissemination, especially on how to keep your home safe and free from the dangers of carbon monoxide. Proper education through self awareness about the risks in carbon monoxide is greatly encouraged especially to our children because they are the common victims of this silent killer.