The Same Tents That Seal Storms Out Can Seal Carbon Monoxide In

The concern is not just hypothetical. It’s true that most of the 400 or more Americans each year who die from carbon monoxide poisoning, and the 4,000 additional people hospitalized, are poisoned inside their homes, garages, or cars. A study published in the Journal of American Medicine just this week even suggests that a large buildup of CO gas from fuel-burning appliances in one apartment can spill into the next.

The CDC has a whole bunch of recommendations for protecting you and your family indoors.

We hear less about CO risks away from home. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention notes that some campers have fallen asleep and never awakened after pulling propane stoves or charcoal grills into their tents to cook or keep warm.

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