30/11/2025
๐๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ โ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฟโ! ๐จ
Carbon monoxide (CO) gets its nickname๐ for a reason. Itโs odourless, colourless, and tasteless, making it impossible to detect with your senses.
CO poisoning is more common than many realize. Every year, hundreds of Canadians are affected. Hereโs what to do if you suspect it:
โก๏ธ๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐ฟ๐, and his or her ABCs are unaffected: call your local Poison Control Centre.
โก๏ธ ๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐๐น๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: call EMS/9-1-1 and get an AED.
โก๏ธ๐๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด: start CPR using a barrier device so that you donโt contaminate yourself.
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