CARBON MONOXIDE SICKENS TWO AREA TEENAGERS; INCIDENT SHOWS IMPORTANCE OF ROUTINELY CHECKING FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCES

PR Newswire | February 13, 1995 | Copyright

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- The following was released today by Wheatley Blair:

According to news reports, two San Diego-area teenagers were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning Sunday after a faulty heater spewed carbon monoxide into their home. The boys' family credits a First Alert carbon monoxide detector with saving their lives.

Carbon monoxide is a silent killer. This tasteless, odorless gas gives no warning to its victims. Carbon monoxide replaces oxygen in the blood stream and causes the body to suffocate from the inside out. Non-lethal levels ...

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