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Beware Of CO Gas

A killer that can be neither seen nor heard is stalking his prey and only by careful safeguarding against the menace can you moke certain that you will not Sc claimed as a victim.

This killer is odorless and tasteless, and unsuspecting motorists often are his victims. The killer is carbon monoxide (co), a gas produced by the incomplete burning of a fuel.

This enemy works by entering the lungs of his victims and cutting off the supply of oxygen that must combine with a person’s red blood cells in order to maintain life.

To accomplish his mission CO must strike while the victim is confined in a suffv, unventilated place. A person riding or sitting in a tightly closed automobile, subject to a large dose of CO can be killed in as little time as five minutes, in fome instances with no advance warning. Winter drivers particularly are susceptible to this killer. 'Even in cases when the poisoning is not fatal, CO can cause serious illness and even permanent brain damage. Safety officials suspect that in many traffic accidents when drivers report they fell asleep, or were extremely drowsy '.hey actually were suffering from CO poisoning.

Adequate ventilation is the only > sure way to safely guard against CO. Motorists who warm up their cars to closed garages are inviting

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