Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

(HealthDay News) - To prevent poisoning from carbon monoxide -- a colorless, odorless gas -- it''s important to take precautions at home.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency offers these safety recommendations:

• Have your appliances that burn fuel checked once a year, including your chimney and furnace flues.
• Don''t try to heat your home with a gas-burning oven.
• Never use a grill or barbecue inside the home, in a garage, or in any enclosed space.
• Don''t use an unvented kerosene or gas heater inside the home, particularly while you sleep.
• Don''t allow a lawn mower or car to run inside a garage.
• Use a carbon monoxide alarm in your home, particularly in areas where you sleep.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Jan. 03, 2008

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