“Managed to call the neighbors": a woman saved two children after carbon monoxide poisoning
Kyiv • UNN
In the village of Zabolotne in Zakarpattia, four people, including two children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide. Thanks to the quick response of neighbors, the victims were taken to the hospital in time.
In the Transcarpathian region, four people, including two children, were poisoned by carbon monoxide, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine reported, UNN writes.
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An emergency occurred in the village of Zabolotne in the Bilkivska community.
A 38-year-old woman was doing household chores and suddenly felt unwell.
"Fortunately, she managed to call her neighbors, who helped her, as well as her 17-year-old daughter, 11-year-old son and 39-year-old fellow villager, to get out into the fresh air," the SES said.
The victims were promptly taken to the hospital. The preliminary diagnosis is carbon monoxide poisoning.