“I think you need to be aware of it,” Hoberg said. The best defenses against carbon monoxide poisoning are home detectors and knowledge of its causes. The fetus’ blood holds on to carbon monoxide more tightly than a child’s, keeping it in the bloodstream longer and causing more damage. Pregnant women need to be especially careful of carbon monoxide exposure, Bronstein said. Doctors can check the carbon monoxide levels in the blood and treat patients with severe cases in hyperbaric oxygen chambers. “People, in a sense, smother.”Īnyone who feels sick and suspects poisoning should see a physician, Bronstein said. “It turns out the blood likes carbon monoxide more than it likes oxygen,” Bronstein said. When people inhale carbon monoxide, it replaces oxygen in their bloodstream and causes a lack of oxygen to the organs and brain. “People need to make sure rooms with propane heaters are well ventilated,” he said. It was the first case of carbon monoxide poisoning in a hunting camper that Hoberg could recall in some time. She remains hospitalized in Denver in critical condition. To close the valve, turn it to the right (clockwise). When the hunters returned approximately 12 hours later, the woman was still breathing, but her face was purplish and the hunters couldn’t wake her. Turn off the main gas supply valve on your propane tank, if it is safe to do so.
Diagnosis is by carboxyhemoglobin levels and arterial blood gases (ABGs), including measured oxygen. She wasn’t feeling well and went into a Wells Fargo cargo trailer, heated by a propane heater, to sleep while the rest of her party went into the woods. Neuropsychiatric symptoms may develop weeks later. When the neurological signs and symptoms show up. Patients can develop neurological complications (difficulty concentrating, memory loss, tremors, trouble speaking, etc.) at the same time as the carbon monoxide poisoning or at a later time.
Most cases can be traced to malfunctioning natural gas and propane furnaces or cars idling in poorly-ventilated areas, such as garages, said Undersheriff Jerry Hoberg.Ī Nevada woman on a hunting trip in Moffat County earlier this month suffered a severe case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Damage to the brain is a significant injury incurred by many patients with carbon monoxide poisoning. Every winter the Moffat County Sheriff’s Department receives reports of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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