Poisoning Hazards in the Car

There have been many cases of people killed in the car is at rest with the position of the AC on. Or the case of death when the engine in a closed garage. Why these people can be killed? And why the victim was not conscious to not be able to open the door? The main cause of poisoning in a car most of the discharge gases such as carbon monoxide (CO) in the exhaust system is not functioning well due to the waste pipe leaking untreated alias. There is very little toxicity in the car caused by substances found in car furnished.

When someone turn on the AC in a long time as the car was silent and closed his condition will make the air circulation is not running. As a result of carbon monoxide gas to accumulate in the car. People who are exposed to carbon monoxide gas while most end in death.

Carbon monoxide very quickly remove the oxygen so that hemoglobin prevents the oxygen and blood flow throughout the body to the lungs and brain. The reduced oxygen supply can be harmful to the tissue in the body and cause death.

Usually people who are exposed to carbon dioxide gas will be weak, incredibly sleepy and like hallucinating. Few realized that it could seek help because it can not weak to move the hand to just open the car door.

If the victim could still be saved, the effect of carbon monoxide poisoning can damage the brain and nervous system, affecting behavior and intelligence level, slow growth, headaches, nausea and vomiting. But most of the victims who are exposed to carbon monoxide can not be saved.

Common symptoms are caused when carbon monoxide poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, nausea, vomiting, chest pains and felt dazed. If levels are high then it could cause loss of consciousness and rapid death.

Here are some tips to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning in a car, as quoted from Mamashealth, Friday (11/9/2009):

1. Routine vehicle exhaust system checked every year, a small leak in the system can trigger disposal poisonous carbon monoxide gas into the car.
2. Do not ever start the car in a closed garage, carbon monoxide can quickly fill the room. Should open the windows and doors when the car stopped so that the air circulation going well and the outside air can neutralize carbon monoxide.
3. If you want to rest in the car, do not close all the glass and the door with air conditioning running. Many cases of death due to falling asleep in the car and the gas carbon monoxide poisoning.


Therefore always check the condition of your vehicle, especially if you want to travel far. Not only avoid the traffic accident but could avoid the toxicity due to exhaust fumes into the car.