Re: exhaust

[CalSpeed@aol.com]

In a message dated 4/16/01 8:45:21 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
bholland@hayes.ds.adp.com writes:


> CO poisoning is not something to be fooled with.  CO bonds, quite strongly,
> to the heme group of the hemoglobin molecule that each red blood cell
> carries.  This causes the effected blood cell to become incapable of
> carrying oxygen until the CO bond is broken - which does happen naturally
> but may take days.  ....  I used to work in an ER and spent a while
> doing CPR on a guy who killed himself by starting his lawnmower inside the
> house and letting it run.  

Excellent description...!  I have seen similar tragedies.  

Calspeed
SFFD Fire / Medic