India, Dec. 1 -- Intermountain Healthcare experts raise warning of carbon monoxide risk.
Winter is here and the temperatures are dropping, which means now when families are turning on the heat " and potentially exposing themselves to carbon monoxide (CO).
Marc Robins, MD, hyperbaric medicine specialist at Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital, says as temperatures get colder and people turn on their heaters, they need to also remember to protect themselves and their families from this deadly gas.
Carbon monoxide is often called the Silent Killer, because of its ability to take lives quickly and quietly. It s virtually undetectable by humans, because it s colorless, odorless and tasteless. In high enough concentrations it can kill within min...