MSNBC reported that the combination of severe winter weather and a stormy economy could make one of the season’s common killers, carbon monoxide poisoning, even worse this year, public health and safety officials say.
Coast-to-coast snowstorms and power outages, paired with spiking rates of utility shutoffs spurred by record unemployment, are likely to increase the accidental exposures that typically send more than 20,000 people to the emergency room and kill nearly 500 each year.
Recent anecdotal reports show that families cut off from utilities have resorted to dangerous measures, including bringing generators indoors for power and firing up everything from barbecue grills to portable patio warmers for heat.
Here are some tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning this winter.
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