CO poisoning: Is my car’s exhaust system dangerous? Is my car’s exhaust system dangerous? Hiding beneath our vehicles, our exhaust systems keep a low profile, but they are extremely important. They funnel away the dangerous gases produced during engine combustion. A broken exhaust system poses an extreme danger because it releases carbon monoxide (CO)—an odorless, tasteless, highly toxic gas—which can travel into the […]

Symptoms and Common Misdiagnoses of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning We don’t pay much attention to the smoke rising off the grill, the exhaust trailing the family car, or the invisible backdraft flowing from the fireplace, but something lethal lurks in the fumes. Emitted during combustion, carbon monoxide (CO) is a deadly compound that causes the most poisoning cases in the U.S. every year. Even […]

Universal Security Instruments Recalls 8,000 Carbon Monoxide Detectors Carbon monoxide poisoning is a silent and deadly killer. There have been many publicized examples where people have died suddenly and mysteriously, and some blamed the deaths on carbon monoxide poisoning. For example, three American tourists died at a Sandals Resort in the Bahamas because of poisoning. They stayed in separate villas and reported feeling […]

Canary in the Coal Mine: Professions Prone to Carbon Monoxide Exposure In the early 1900s, miners carried canary birds into the mines with them as poison testers. At the time, no available instruments could detect carbon monoxide (CO) – a lethal, tasteless, odorless, invisible, flammable gas. However, if the canary stopped singing or perished from CO exposure, miners knew to evacuate. Canaries have since become ingrained […]