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How to use coal heating in winter for safety

Using coal for heating in a room is particularly dangerous, if burned in a closed room will release carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide extremely toxic. . CO gas released during the coal burning colorless, odorless so many people do not know, gradually feel shortness of breath and faint or go away asleep. Victims who breathe in carbon monoxide often suffer from brain and heart damage and mild respiratory illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, and severe mental retardation may be fatal.

This method of heating is especially dangerous for the elderly and young children, who have poor or incomplete breathing systems. In addition, when placing charcoal in the home, a room for heat may also cause a fire or a severe burn.

Professor Con advises, if you find the unconscious person in the room or around the kitchen, charcoal pans, immediately open all the doors to the air into the carbon dioxide dilution. Bring the victim out of the gas field. First aid by artificial respiration or if possible, give the victim 100% oxygen while waiting, take to the emergency.

Here are some tips for using your fireplace:

- Absolutely do not use coal for heating in closed rooms. Older people and young children are not allowed to use this measure.

- If the weather is too cold and forced to use coal, use only one hour to warm the room, then turn off.

- Do not use overnight or placed under the bed, near the fire, doors.

- When used, the room must have a way to exhaust gas as open windows.

- Use heat-generating coal safely.