If you suspect carbon monixide poisoning:

-Leave your home.

-Call 911.

-Get any victims to fresh air immediately.

-Open windows.

-Call your local utility.

CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING

• Make sure all fuel-burning items--furnaces, boilers, hot water heaters, and clothes dryers--are properly ventilated.
  
• If you have working fireplaces, keep chimneys clean and clear of debris.
  
• Never turn on your oven to heat your kitchen, or operate gas or charcoal barbecue grills, kerosense or oil burning heaters in an enclosed space.
  
• Make sure you have a working carbon monoxide detector. Check and change batteries often. Note that smoke detectors do NOT work as carbon monoxide detectors (and vice versa). Only select detectors that are officially approved to the major American CO alarm standard, UL2034
  
• Test your carbon monoxide detector at least once a month, following the manufacturer's instructions.
  
• If your detector goes off: Treat all activations as real, and have the activation checked out by a professional.
  
• Recognize the signs of carbon monoxide poisoning: The most common symptom is HEADACHE. For most people, mild symptoms (slight headache, nausea, fatigue) are usually felt after several hours of exposure. Symptoms resulting from medium exposure may include severe throbbing headache, drowsiness, confusion, vomiting and fast heart rate. Extreme exposure may result in unconsciousness, convulsions, cardiorespiratory failure and death.

For more information on carbon monoxide, visit the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website.