Hurricane Delta makes landfall in Louisiana 3:38
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Faced with the threat of Delta in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its acronym in English) warned doctors and clinics to be vigilant about carbon monoxide poisoning.
Delta made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane in Louisiana overnight this Friday.
People often turn on gas generators, charcoal or gas grills, and propane appliances when there are power outages, after a hurricane like Delta hits.
These devices can generate carbon monoxide, an invisible, odorless, and deadly gas.
"If used or misplaced, these sources can cause carbon monoxide (CO) to build up inside buildings, garages, or motorhomes, and poison people and animals inside," the CDC noted in a warning. week.
At least nine deaths related to Hurricane Laura in Louisiana were due to carbon monoxide poisoning, health officials said last month.
These devices should never be used inside a confined space, a house, a basement, a garage or a caravan.
Not even outside near an open window or window air conditioner, ”the CDC said.
Symptoms of intoxication, difficult to identify
People are unlikely to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning.
“A tension-type headache is the most common symptom of mild carbon monoxide poisoning.
Other common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are dizziness, weakness, drowsiness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain, and confusion, "added the CDC.
If patients show such symptoms after a hurricane or other disaster, health professionals should consider the possibility of carbon monoxide poisoning, the CDC noted.
"Give 100% oxygen until the patient is symptom free or a diagnosis of carbon monoxide poisoning has been ruled out," he insisted.
Hurricane Delta Poisoning
