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Article: CARBON MONOXIDE: THE SILENT KILLER
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- December 15, 2008
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The Indiana State Police issued the following news release:
With colder temperatures and people try to stay warm, often it brings the threat of a silent killer: carbon monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is an odorless, colorless and tasteless gas that does not cause irritation to the eyes or throat. Its victims usually do not know they are inhaling the toxic gas until they fall ill from its effects.
In the United States, more than 200 people die annually from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning which is attracted to the hemoglobin in the blood stream after it is breathed and then replaces the oxygen cells.
The Indiana State Police reminds Hoosiers the signs of carbon monoxide exposure and ...