Yesterday morning, I jumped in an ambulance to help be part of the treatment of 15 people for carbon monoxide poisoning. The extended family was celebrating the holidays together in their large home north of Jackson. The furnace man came to service a heater that was not working properly, started feeling bad, recognized the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, fetched his gas detector, immediately notified the family, instructed them to call 911 and got them all outside into clean air. Jack, the furnace man, was the hero of the day.
As an emergency responder, events like this tend to shake you up a bit. You start thinking about the ones you love and how tragic yesterday could have turned out and how you would never want it to happen to those you love. Make sure you understand carbon monoxide and if you don't, call Michael or me. Make sure you have a carbon monoxide detector - at least one - installed in your home if you have a fuel-burning appliance.
Here is the link to the news article. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, deadly gas. Thinking of all those we love!
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