Don’t forget to be safe when heating! 19 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide in one place in Shandong in one day.

　　Cctv newsWe must pay attention to safety when lighting a fire to keep warm in cold weather. On November 23rd, Zibo Medical Emergency Command Center received more than a dozen calls for help in one day, and 19 people were poisoned by carbon monoxide.

　　Shortly after the ambulance was dispatched, the dispatcher received another call for help from carbon monoxide poisoning. This time, an 80-year-old man in Huantai County was poisoned and was in a coma.

　　On this day, Shandong Zibo Medical Emergency Command Center received 13 calls for help from carbon monoxide poisoning, and treated 19 patients, all aged between 60 and 90, mostly from rural areas and mountainous areas. It is understood that most of the patients who were treated were poisoned by carbon monoxide because of burning coal indoors for heating. After emergency treatment, 19 people were out of danger and some were still in hospital for observation. According to the data of Zibo Medical Emergency Command Center, since November, the city has received 18 calls for help from carbon monoxide poisoning, and 25 people have been sent to hospital for emergency treatment. Experts remind that heating in winter, don’t forget safety.

　　The doctor suggested that once carbon monoxide poisoning occurs, it is necessary to open the window for ventilation and keep warm. If the heart stops breathing, first aid measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation should be taken in time.