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Carbon Monoxide Awareness Week #WIN an alarm!

What do you know about Carbon Monoxide? Do you know that Carbon Monoxide is a silent killer, it doesn’t make a sound, it doesn’t make a smell, it just slowly kills.

Yes there are tell tale signs that carbon monoxide may be leaking into your home, but by the time you see these signs, carbon monoxide may already be making you feel unwell or worse. I was told by our gas engineer that all too frequently he found older customers would say “I like the gas fire as I fall asleep in front of it..” and then he’d have to explain that actually their gas fires were slowly killing them as they were unsafe. It’s not just gas fires that can cause carbon monoxide problems though, it’s ANY gas appliance or boiler and the real tragedy is that if we all had regular gas services done, we could radically reduce deaths from Carbon Monoxide. As a family, we have an annual gas service, and I have a carbon monoxide monitor, we also have a carbon monoxide monitor which we take on holidays with us, as I like the peace of mind having it with us gives me. Gas experts Corgi, have written a post explaining more about the importance of getting your gas appliances serviced and installing a carbon monoxide monitor. They’ve also kindly agreed to let me give away ONE carbon monoxide monitor (RRP £40) to a reader who enters the competition below!

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Post in association with Corgi.

43 Comments

  • kim neville

    Long term symptoms are dizziness, headaches, breathlessness and loss of consciousness

  • Chris Hunt

    The symptoms are:
    A headache is the most common symptom of mild carbon monoxide poisoning. Other symptoms include:
    dizziness
    nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting
    tiredness and confusion
    stomach pain
    shortness of breath and difficulty breathing

    Around 10-15% of people who have severe or life-threatening carbon monoxide poisoning develop long-term complications, such as damage to the brain or heart.

  • jen morgan

    dizziness
    nausea and vomiting tiredness and confusion
    stomach pain
    difficulty breathing

  • William Critchlow

    Tiredness, dizziness difficulty breathing, stomach pain
    damage to the brain or heart.

  • Emma Nixon

    Headache
    dizziness
    nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting
    tiredness and confusion
    stomach pain
    shortness of breath and difficulty breathing

  • Jo Jones

    dizziness, nausea, vomiting, tiredness, ,headaches, ,confusion
    stomach pain, difficulty breathing, passing out & death

  • Lauren Pilkington

    A headache is the most common symptom of mild carbon monoxide poisoning. Other symptoms include dizziness, nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting, tiredness, confusion, stomach pain, shortness of breath and difficulty breathing.

  • Sam Nowog

    dizziness
    nausea and vomiting tiredness and confusion
    stomach pain
    difficulty breathing

  • lynn mitchell

    dizziness
    nausea and vomiting
    tiredness and confusion
    stomach pain
    difficulty breathing

  • sharon martin

    The long term symptoms are dizziness, breathlessness, headaches and loss of consciousness

  • Hilda Hazel Wright

    The symptoms are difficulty breathing, stomach pain, tiredness, dizziness and headaches! I’d love another alarm, I have gas appliances in so many different rooms!

  • Anthony Harrington

    nausea, dizziness, stomach pain, headaches, breathing difficulties and unconsciousness

  • caroline walliss

    Difficulty breathing, stomach pain, tiredness, dizziness and headaches.x

  • Michelle Carlin

    Long term effects of carbon monoxide poisoning include paralysis and brain damage.

  • Caroline H

    The symptoms are:
    Headaches
    Dizziness
    Nausea
    Breathlessness
    Collapse
    Loss of consciousness

  • Barbara madden

    this is one of the signs nausea and vomiting tiredness and confusion, with dizziness, stomach pain and
    difficulty breathing it get make you really ill

  • katie w

    they are Dizziness tiredness, stomach pains no energy breathlessness and then passing out

  • cheryl pearson

    a headache
    tiredness and confusion
    stomach pain
    dizziness
    nausea and vomiting
    difficulty breathing

  • jo farnsworth

    Long term symptoms are dizziness, headaches, breathlessness and loss of consciousness

  • Jeremy Hards

    Headache
    Dizziness
    Nausea and vomiting
    Tiredness and confusion
    Stomach pain
    Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing