Carbon Dioxide Poisoning

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Imagine that it is the first really cold night of the winter season. You begin to feel a chill in the house so you decide it's time to turn on the furnace. So you get up out of your chair and adjust the thermometer. After a while you notice that it has not really warmed up much in the house. So you decide to check it again just as soon as you …

…a headache; 20%, throbbing headache and shortness of breath; 30%, impaired judgment, nausea, dizziness, visual disturbance and fatigue; 40%, confusion and fatigue; 50%, coma and seizures; 60%, low blood pressure and respiratory failure; and 70%, death (Myron 96). Carbon monoxide poisoning is often misdiagnosed as the flu, but if you should suspect carbon monoxide poisoning you should seek immediate medical attention. Addionally, if one member of a family is diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning, all family members need to be examined immediately!