09/06/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/06/2021 12:35
According to Louisiana Department of Health syndromic surveillance, in the past four days there have been 82 emergency department visits for carbon monoxide poisoning in Regions 1 (Greater New Orleans), 2 (Baton Rouge), 3 (River Parishes) and 9 (Northshore). Four individuals in Louisiana have died from carbon monoxide poisoning during and after Hurricane Ida.
Please use your generator safely by following this immediate advice from the Office of State Fire Marshal:
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The most common symptoms of CO poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion. CO symptoms are often described as 'flu-like.' If you breathe in a lot of CO it can make you pass out or kill you. People who are sleeping or drunk can die from CO poisoning before they have symptoms.