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Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Protect Your Family and Yourself
New factsheet and infographic now available
EPA has published a new factsheet: “Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Protect Your Family and Yourself” and a new infographic: “Carbon Monoxide Alarms: Protect Your Family and Yourself.” These companion resources are your guide to protecting your family and yourself from potential life-threatening exposure to carbon monoxide. The factsheet discusses what is carbon monoxide, sources of carbon monoxide inside homes, symptoms of carbon monoxide exposure, and the actions you can take to prevent exposure. The infographic demonstrates where to properly place carbon monoxide alarms inside your home and emphasizes maintenance of the alarm and following manufacturer instructions along with any local building codes.
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Carbon monoxide (CO) is an odorless, colorless, and toxic gas. The effects of CO exposure can vary greatly from person to person depending on age, overall health, length of exposure, and the concentration of CO to which the person is exposed. At high levels, CO can cause death.
A properly installed and maintained CO alarm can help prevent exposure to potentially deadly levels of CO inside your home.
It is important to be familiar with the potential sources of CO inside the home, the symptoms of CO poisoning, and the proactive actions you can take to prevent CO exposure.
Take action to protect your family and yourself – download the new carbon monoxide poisoning factsheet and companion carbon monoxide alarms infographic to learn more!
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