Be Alert to Carbon Monoxide Dangers as Winter Storms Hit U.S. [Video]

SATURDAY, Nov. 30, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Winter storms that are bearing down on Americansalso bring a hidden killer in their wake: carbon monoxide.

Experts at the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are warning of the potentially lethal effects of carbon monoxide (CO), emitted by the gas generators folks may use to power their homes when storms knock out electricity.

According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “more than 400 people die each year in the United States from CO poisoning,” the CPSC said in a statement.

“About 92 of those deaths are linked to portable generators,” the agency said.

Those deaths don’t need to happen. The CPSC people in the path of a blizzard to follow these gas generator safety tips if they lose power:

NEVER operate the generator inside or very near your home, and that includes garages, porches, carports, basements and …