Carbon monoxide alarms Carbon monoxide is the number 1 cause of poisoning in North America. You can't see it, hear it, smell it, taste it or feel it. But carbon monoxide gas can poison or even kill you without you ever realizing it's around.
Winter is when it does the most damage.
You could prevent this from happening to your family by purchasing a carbon monoxide alarm here . Too often, the flu-like symptoms that are early warning signs of carbon monoxide poisoning are mistakenly attributed to a flu virus, and victims are sent back home, or to work, to breathe more carbon monoxide. Carbon monoxide forms when hydrocarbons burn incompletely, such as in charcoal grills, fire places, oil and gas appliances and vehicles. In the air, carbon monoxide is readily absorbed through the lungs. It can also be formed in the liver from methylene chloride, a common paint remover and solvent component is easily absorbed as vapor through the skin and lungs.