Watch out the carbon monoxide gases when camping such as lanterns and stoves, portable camping heaters in the great outdoors. When those equipments or items inside a tent, camper or a vehicle, those heating and lightning devices can pose a danger from colorless and odorless carbon monoxide gas.

Guidelines of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning when camping:

• When sleeping inside a tent, never use lanterns or portable heaters. They can be a problem to campers more dangerous at high latitudes and damage to the lungs of carbon monoxide poisoning when increased.

• Know the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning like weakness, nausea, headache, dizziness, vomiting, sleepiness, and confusion. Carbon monoxide reduces the blood’s ability to carry oxygen. Low blood oxygen levels can result in loss of consciousness and death.

• Avoid alcohol drug use when camping, will increase the effects of carbon monoxide poisoning or gases.

• When you are in campsite or camping. See a doctor if you or a member of your family develops cold or flu-like symptoms. Carbon monoxide poisoning, which can easily be mistaken for a cold or flu.

• - Carbon monoxide is especially toxic to mother and child during pregnancy, infants, the elderly, smokers and people with blood or circulatory system problems, such as anemia, or heart disease.

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