Carbon monoxide: the senseless killer.
Saturday Evening Post › Vol. 270 Nbr. 5, September 1998
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The body is deprived of oxygen when the odorless, colorless and tasteless gas invades the blood
Carbon monoxide is created by fuel-based furnaces, space heaters, clothes dryers, water heaters and fireplaces. Gasoline-powered engines such as automobiles, generators and lawnmowers also emit carbon monoxide. Symptoms of poisoning are sometimes mistaken for flu symptoms.See the full content of this document
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Carbon monoxide: the senseless killer.
This colorless, odorless, and tasteless gas binds to the hemoglobin in blood, depriving the body of life-sustaining oxygen.
After a heavy June thunderstorm knocked out the electricity in Robert and Lerona Mitchell's Indianapolis home, Robert bought a gasoline-powered generator to run their sump pump and freezer. He installed it in their garage and closed the overhead door that night, mistakenly thinking me generator sti...See the full content of this document
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