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Pastimes : Carbon Monoxide Mortality and Morbidity -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Shoot1st who wrote (81)	12/16/2005 2:35:20 PM
From: Shoot1st	Respond to of 265

Two Families Hit With Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Story posted on 2005-12-14 22:57:00 You can't see it, or smell it, or taste it, but it could be with you right now and that could be dangerous. We're talking about carbon monoxide poisoning. Two local families found out about it Wednesday. WFMZ's Joscelyn Moes is live in the newsroom with more. Rob, it seems whenever the temperatures drop the number of cases goes up. And too often...people don't even realize there's a problem until it's too late. Reporter It can happen within a matter of minutes...carbon monoxide poisoning. But people may not always know it's happening to them. --Bob Toth The symptoms patients will see with a low level typically is a headache, then we can have dizziness, nausea, vomiting. Reporter Experiencing similar symptoms Wednesday...13 Allentown residents were rushed to St. Lukes Hospital and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning. -Bob Toth When the patients arrive they are put on 100 percent oxygen and then we do draw blood levels which lets us know the amount of carbon monoxide that's in the system. Reporter Three of the thirteen were then put in a hyperberic chamber. The purpose of the chamber is to super-saturate the body with oxygen and force the carbon monoxide out of the system. Nat: Firetruck Reporter Firefighters say carbon monoxide poisoning is a problem all year round. But they get called out on more cases when cooler weather comes. --Robert Fatzinger The way the homes are built today they're built basically air tight and from heating systems, and hot water systems, things of that nature that don't have the proper ventilation or the proper amount of oxygen coming into the home it can build up carbon monoxide. Reporter To make sure it doesn't happen to you...firefighters suggest you install carbon monoxide detectors...and get your home heating systems inspected every year. --Robert Fatzinger In the beginning of the season or prior to the season beginning have your oil burners, gas heaters, your chimneys checked to make sure they're all in proper working order. In today's poisoning cases...all 13 victims were treated and released from St. Lukes Hospital. We're told the carbon monoxide problem in their home came from a faulty heating system. Live in the newsroom...Joscelyn Moes...69 News.