A whole family was poisoned by carbon monoxide in Ivano-Frankivsk
Kyiv • UNN
In Ivano-Frankivsk, a mother and three children were poisoned by carbon monoxide and hospitalized. The SES provides advice on how to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning when using gas appliances.
On September 29, a mother and three children were poisoned by carbon monoxide in Ivano-Frankivsk. They were hospitalized. This was reported by the State Emergency Service of Ivano-Frankivsk region, UNN reports.
On Sunday, September 29, at 17:15, rescuers received a report from doctors that four people were probably poisoned by carbon monoxide in the city of Ivano-Frankivsk,
Among the victims are two boys born in 2015 and 2018, a girl born in 2008, and a mother born in 1988 .
How to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning:
- When using gas appliances, keep a window open or open a window for ventilation;
- Do not use heaters when there is no draft in the chimney;
- when installing a gas boiler, provide a separate chimney to remove combustion products;
- If you use solid fuel, do not close the hood until the fuel is completely burned;
- Do not use gas appliances in strong gusts of wind, as a backdraft may form. Watch the color of the flame on the burners: it should be blue or purple. A yellow flame is a sign of incomplete gas combustion, so you need to adjust the air supply to the burner;
- do not use gas appliances for other purposes! For example, do not use a gas stove for heating;
- Regularly check the serviceability of the stove and gas equipment;
- Use carbon monoxide detectors because it can save lives.
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