CARBON MONOXIDE

WHAT IS CARBON MONOXIDE 4 CARBON MONOXIDE IS A GAS 4 IT HAS NO COLOR –YOU CAN’T SEE IT 4 IT HAS NO ODOR (SMELL) 4 IT HAS NO TASTE 4 IT CAN KILL YOU (QUESTION #5 ON SAFETY TEST)

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM 4 CARBON MONOXIDE IS MADE UP OF ONE ATOM OF CARBON AND ONE ATOM OF OXYGEN TO MAKE ONE MOLECULE OF CARBON MONOXIDE (C0)

WHERE DOES IT COME FROM 4 WHEN AN ENGINE IS BURNING FUEL WHICH IS MADE UP OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON, IT IS CHANGING THAT FUEL INTO WATER (H 2 O) AND CARBON DIOXIDE (CO 2 ) 4 WHEN WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH OXYGEN ATOMS WE DON’T HAVE ENOUGH LEFT TO MAKE CO 2 WHICH THEN MAKES CO.

IT CAN KILL YOU 4 IN A ROOM THIS SIZE, WITH A POORLY RUNNING CAR, THE LEVEL OF CARBON MONOXIDE COULD KILL YOU IN 3 MINUTES 4 IT ROBS YOUR BLOOD STREAM OF OXYGEN 4 SO WE NEED TO KNOW THE SYMPTOMS SINCE WE CAN’T SEE, SMELL, OR TASTE IT.

SYMPTOMS #3 ON SAFETY TEST 4 HEADACHE 4 NAUSEA –SICK TO STOMACH 4 SHORTNESS OF BREATH 4 RINGING IN THE EARS 4 TIGHTNESS ACROSS THE FOREHEAD 4 DROWSENESS 4 DIZZINESS 4 FLUTTERING OF THE HEART 4 DON’T PUT –PASSING OUT –DEATH THESE ARE RUSULTS THAT ARE TO LATE!

QUESTION #4 ON SAFETY TEST 4 1ST. YOU NEED TO GET THAT PERSON OUT TO FRESH AIR IMMEDIATELY –SECONDS COUNT –PREFERABLY WARM AIR 4 2ND. YOU NEED TO NOTIFY INSTRUCTOR

CARBON MONOXIDE QUESTIONS?