Carbon Monoxide Hazards
Bob Baron, MD practices at Banner Good Samaritan Medical
Carbon Monoxide Hazards - Full Transcription text: This video is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is not intended to provide professional medical advice or any other professional service. If medical or other professional assistance is required, the services of a competent professional should be sought. audio: Opening Theme Music text: Banner Heath Presents: Ask The Expert - Banner Health © - www.BannerHealth.com image: Dr. Bob Baron talking audio: Hi, my name is Doctor Bob Baron. I am an emergency physician at Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center. text: Bob Baron, MD – Emergency Medicine – Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center audio: I want to make you aware of a colorless, odorless environmental hazard that causes image: Boating scenes audio: unsuspecting people to become seriously ill, or even drown, every year on our nation’s lakes. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking audio: Please listen, because this is important information, and it may just keep your family safe. image: Boating scenes audio: During hot summer months, many of us escape to local lakes, and often this may include the use of boats or houseboats. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking, inset boating scenes audio: Propulsion engines and generators on these boats produce carbon monoxide – a gas that can be fatal when inhaled. These boat engines and generators are not required to have catalytic converters image: Boating scenes text: 188 times more carbon monoxide audio: so they produce 188 times more carbon monoxide than a similar engine in your car or truck. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking text: headache, dizziness, confusion, nausea and fainting audio: The symptoms of CO poisoning may include: headache, dizziness, confusion, nausea and fainting. Be very cautious though, because sometimes the first symptom experienced is unconsciousness due to the high levels of CO produced by these engines. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking, insets of carbon monoxide, drowning, rescue audio: If carbon monoxide leads to unconsciousness in a water environment, the person quietly sinks below the surface and drowns, helpless to save themselves. Often those who drown were known to be excellent swimmers. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking text: Mild symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning audio: Even low-level exposures can be fatal because CO can slowly build-up in your blood. Mild symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning may not be easy to identify because they are similar to those text: food poisoning, seasickness, dehydration, or stomach flu audio: of food poisoning, seasickness, dehydration, or stomach flu. So, before heading out on the water: image: Boating scenes audio: Be sure there is a working carbon monoxide detector in place for the interior spaces in your boat -- Know where your boat engine or generator deposits its exhaust -- Never allow anyone to occupy the area around a boat’s exhaust, including the swim platform, while the engine is running. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking, inset boating scenes audio: And finally, if you suspect carbon monoxide poisoning, get the victim to fresh air and seek medical attention immediately. image: Dr. Bob Baron talking audio: Follow these, and other good sense guidelines (like wearing a life preserver), around the water. Keep your family safe while you enjoy all the beauty of our country’s lakes and waterways this summer. text: For more health information from Banner Health experts please visit www.BannerHealth.com or call Banner Health's Physician Referral & Resource Line at 1 (800) 230-CARE (2273)
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