carbon monoxide…

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poisoning from inhalation of carbon monoxide, combustion engine automobile engines emit carbon monoxide, in the exhaust, portable propane heaters, barbecues burning charcoal, charcoal should never be burned indoors, portable, non-vented natural gas appliances/furnaces/water heaters, headache, irritability, confusion, fainting, impaired judgment, unconsciousness, bizarre behavior, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, no breathing, chest pain, nausea, vomiting, abnormal heart beat, rapid heart beat, low blood pressure, hyperactivity, convulsions, coma, shock get the individual out into fresh air, ventilate the area, call an ambulance, artificial breathing, administered individual has stopped breathing, prevention, install a carbon monoxide detector on each floor of residence, an additional detector near any major gas-burning appliances, furnace, water heater, conduct regular maintenance, inspection of gas-burning equipment, in the home, determine the following information, patient's age, weight, how long they, have been exposed, carbon monoxide, poison control, instruct, necessary to take the patient, hospital, poison control centers, the national telephone number, performed, oxygen, administered, vital signs, monitored, various medications administered, hyperbaric oxygen therapy at an appropriate facility, individual recovers, depending on the exposure levels of carbon monoxide, time of exposure, permanent brain damage, individual still has symptoms of impaired mental ability after two weeks, likelihood of complete recovery is not very good, an individual is symptom free, impaired mental ability, reappear, the first 1-2 weeks.