Yusɛf na pɔsin we dis silent kilman de kil yu we yu nɔ no? Lɛ wi lan bɔt pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd!

Wi ɔl dɔn yɛri bɔt ɛnimi we wi nɔ de si, nɔto so? Sɔntɛnde, dis ɛnimi kin de rayt insay wi os, bɔt wi nɔ no am. Tide wi go tɔk bɔt wan pan dɛn kayn denja, bɔt nɔ gɛt smel, nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ saylɛn kil - Kabon Monɔksayd pɔyzin. Dis kin mek yu layf de pan denja, so e fayn fɔ no bɔt am.

Wetin na kabon monoksayd? Wetin mek i denja?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, kabon monoksayd na gas. Bɔt i gɛt wan spɛshal tin. Dis gas nɔ gɛt kɔlɔ, i nɔ gɛt smɛl, ɛn i nɔ gɛt teys . Dat min se wi fayv sɛns dɛn nɔ kin ebul fɔ no am. Dis na di tin we denja pas ɔl.

Kabon monoksayd (CO) kin kɔmɔt we fiul dɛn lɛk petrol, kerosin, wud, ɛn kol nɔ de bɔn fayn, dat na we dɛn nɔ bɔn am kɔmplit wan. If dis gas go insay wi bɔdi bɔku bɔku wan, i kin ivin mek wi day insay sɔm minit dɛn. If yu tink se CO dɔn pɔyzin yu, yu fɔ kɔl di imejensi savis wantɛm wantɛm .

Usay dis kabon monoksayd (CO) kɔmɔt?

As wi bin se bifo, dis `CO` de fom wen dem de bon fiul. Luk aw bɔku pan dis de rawnd wi:

• Frɔm motoka injin lɛk motoka ɛn trak. (Luk di smok we de kɔmɔt na ol motoka dɛn!)
• Smɔl petrol injin dɛn (e.g. jenɛra, lawn mower) .
• Spays hita dɛn we de bɔn fiul (nɔto ilɛktrik hita dɛn) .
• Frɔm gas stov ɔ ɔvin
• Frɔm barbecue gril dɛn
• Lantern (especially kerosin lamp) .
• Hɛt sistem, os ɔfna (dɛn tin ya nɔ bɔku na wi kɔntri, bɔt dɛn kin de na sɔm say dɛn)
• Frɔm tin dɛn we de bɔn kol, kerosin, prɔpan gas, ɔ wud. Fɔ ɛgzampul, sɔm pipul dɛn kin wam kol insay os fɔ mek mɔskito nɔ de fa ɔ fɔ mek dɛn wam we di ples kol. Dis kin rilis CO.

Di tin we impɔtant pas ɔl na dat if dɛn nɔ yuz dɛn divays ya na say we briz de blo fayn, CO go gɛda ɛn bi pɔyzin.

Aw lɔng i kin tek fɔ mek pɔsin gɛt pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd?

Dis na tin we rili denja. If di kɔnsɛntreshɔn fɔ `CO` gas rili ay , pɔyzin kin apin insay lɛs dan fayv minit . Ivin if di kɔnsɛntreshɔn smɔl smɔl, pɔyzin kin apin insay wan ɔ tu awa. Dat min se i kin afɛkt wi kwik kwik wan pas aw wi kin tink.

Aw dis sik kin kɔmɔn?

Pan ɔl we di statystik dɛn na Sri Lanka nɔ kɔrɛkt, dis kin apin ivin na di divɛlɔp kɔntri dɛn. Fɔ ɛgzampul, na Amɛrika, pas 400 pipul dɛn kin day ɛvri ia bikɔs ɔf dɛn kayn `CO` pɔyzin ya we kin apin wantɛm wantɛm. Klosap 100,000 ɔda pipul dɛn kin admit na imejensi rum dɛn. So, dis nɔto sɔntin we wi fɔ tek am layt.

Wetin na di sayn dɛm we de sho se pɔsin gɛt pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd (CO)?

If yu no dɛn sik ya, dat kin ɛp fɔ sev pɔsin in layf. Di simptom dεm kin difrεn dipכnt pan di lεvεl fכ CO pכyzin.

Sayn dɛn we de wɔn pɔsin kwik kwik wan

Dɛn tin ya kin tan lɛk nɔmal sayn, so wi nɔ kin pe atɛnshɔn.

• Smɔl ed we de at (lɛk kol) .
• Fɔ fil lɛk yu de fil nɔs (fɔ fil lɛk yu de vɔmit) .
• I nɔ izi fɔ blo (fɔ fil shɔt smɔl fɔ blo) .

Di simptom dɛm wae de sho se yu gɛt mɔdaret ɛksplɔshɔn

If yu inhal smɔl mɔ CO, yu kin gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn lɛk:

• Chɛst de pen
• Diziz ɛn wik
• Faint / we yu nɔ de tink
• Mɔsul wik (fɔ fil lɛk se yu an de go swɛ, lɛk se yu nɔ ebul fɔ waka) .
• Mental kɔnfyushɔn (nɔ kin ebul fɔ no wetin de apin) .
• Wan bad bad ed we de at
• Bɛlɛ de at, nɔs, ɛn vɔmit

If yu gɛt wan ɔ mɔ pan dɛn sik ya, go na do wantɛm wantɛm! Nɔ de insay os ɛn kɔl fɔ ɛp. If yu nɔ ebul fɔ go na do sef wan, at least opin winda ɔ domɔt ɛn sidɔm nia am ɛn kɔl fɔ ɛp.

Yu tink se di sayn dɛn kin apin let?

Yɛs, yu kin ebul. If yu kɔntinyu fɔ inhal smɔl smɔl CO, yu nɔ go notis di sayn dɛn wantɛm wantɛm. Bɔt di gas stil gɛt pɔyzin. Di mɔ we yu kɔntinyu fɔ blo am, na di mɔ i go pwɛl yu bɔdi bad bad wan. So if yu gɛt ivin smɔl saspek se yu dɔn gɛt CO, go to dɔktɔ.

Wetin mek pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd (CO) kin apin? Wetin kin apin to di bɔdi?

Fɔ tɔk am simpul wan, na we yu inhal `CO` gas. we dis `CO` gas de go insay wi lכng dεm, i de mek כksijεn nכ rich wi bכdi.

Tink bɔt am dis we. Di rɛd blɔd sɛl dɛn we de na wi blɔd na dɛn de pik ɔksijɛn ɛn sheb am ɔlsay na di bɔdi. Ɔksijɛn impɔtant fɔ mek wi ɔgan dɛn wok. Bɔt dɛn rɛd blɔd sɛl ya kin pik kabon monoksayd kwik ɛn strɔng pas ɔksijɛn. dat min se if `CO` de na di bכdi, di rεd bכdi sεl dεm go giv כksijεn εn pik `CO`.

fכ dat, if wi inhal tu mכch `CO`, wi bכdi de fulכp wit `CO` insted fכ כksijεn. Dɔn, impɔtant ɔgan dɛn lɛk di bren ɛn at nɔ kin gɛt di ɔksijɛn we dɛn nid. nכto dat nכmכ, `CO` de kam togεda wit sכm protin dεm na wi bכdi εn i de pwεl di sεl dεm εn כgan dεm. If wi inhal tumɔs `CO`, wi kin lɔs kɔnshɛns, swɛla ɛn day insay sɔm minit.

If wi yuz fiul-bɔnin aplayans (e.g. gas stov, jenɛra) fayn ɛn mentenɛns dɛn, `CO` lɛvɛl nɔ kin bad. `CO` pɔyzin kin apin we dɛn yuz dɛn aplayans ya na say dɛn we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ briz . Fɔ ɛgzampul:

• Wan motoka ɔ trak bin stat insay wan garaj we dɛn lɔk.
• Di ɛkzoz sistɛm na motoka kin blok (e.g., bay dɔti ɔ dɔst).
• Yuz kerosin hita ɔ gas barbecue grill insay os.

Udat dɛn de pan ay risk fɔ gɛt pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd (CO)?

Ɔlman de pan denja. Ɛspɛshali insay di winta mɔnt (especially na di mawnten rijyɔn dɛn na wi kɔntri), di risk kin bɔku bikɔs pipul dɛn kin yuz ɔt sistɛm mɔ. Bɔt pipul dɛn de we i kin izi fɔ afɛkt if ivin di CO nɔ bɔku:

• di εmbrayo dεm (pikin dεm) we de divεlכp na di bεlε
• Smɔl bebi dɛn
• Big pipul dɛn we dɔn pas 65 ia
• Pipul dɛn we de liv na ay ay ples (lɛk wi Nuwara Eliya eria)
• Pipul dɛn we gɛt at sik we nɔ de dɔn, we nɔ gɛt bɛtɛ blɔd, ɔ we gɛt prɔblɛm wit aw dɛn de blo
• Pipul dɛn we de yuz tin dɛn we dɛn mek wit tabak (we de smok sigrɛt) .

Dɔn bak, smɔl pipul dɛm (e.g., smɔl pikin dɛm) ɛn animal dɛm we dɛn kin mɛn kin gɛt mɔ prɔblɛm wit di ifɛkt dɛm we CO pɔyzin kin gɛt. Bɔku tɛm, animal dɛn we dɛn kin mɛn na os kin bi di fɔs wan dɛn we kin sho di sik.

If yu wok na ples usay dɛn de yuz kɔmbɔshɔn injin ɔ usay yu de wok wit faya, yu de pan risk bak fɔ gɛt CO pɔyzin. Fɔ ɛgzampul, bɔyla rum, westɛm, ɛn petrolium rifinɛri kin gɛt CO. Pipul dɛn we de wok na dɛn wok ya kin gɛt mɔ risk:

• Fayaman dɛn
• Teknishian dɛn (Mek-ap) .
• Drayva dɛn
• Pipul dɛn we de weld

Wetin na di prɔblɛm dɛn we kin kam wit dis pɔyzin?

CO pɔyzin kin mek pɔsin in layf de pan denja. Ivin fɔ sɔm minit we pɔsin de pan am, i kin kil pɔsin. Bɔt if dɛn no ɛn trit dɛn kwik kwik wan, dɛn kin chenj di tin dɛn we kin apin to dɛn. Bɔt sɔmtɛm, CO pɔyzin kin mek yu gɛt lɔng tɛm wɛlbɔdi prɔblɛm lɛk:

• I nɔ kin izi fɔ yu fɔ blo
• Dis sik we dɛn kɔl Parkinson
• Di mɛmori we yu nɔ ebul fɔ mɛmba
• Di tin dɛn we kin apin to pɔsin in at

apat frכm dat, if uman we bεlε gεt CO, i kin mek di pikin kכmכt כ di pikin in divεlכpmεnt we nכ nכmal .

Aw dɔktɔ kin no bɔt dis? (Diagnosis) .

Dɔktɔ kin no se CO pɔyzin de wit blɔd tɛst. Dɛn go tek smɔl sampul pan yu blɔd ɛn chɛk di lɛvɛl we CO de insay. Apat frɔm dat, yu kin chɛk yu at rit ɛn ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl wit wan smɔl tin we dɛn kɔl finga ɔksimita.

Di dɔktɔ go aks yu bak bɔt yu kɔmplit mɛdikal istri. I go aks bak bɔt aw yu bin gɛt CO (lɛk aw lɔng ɛn usay). Dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya kin ɛp fɔ no ɔmɔs CO yu go dɔn gɛt.

Aw dɛn kin trit pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd (CO)?

Di men tritmɛnt fɔ CO pɔyzin na fɔ inhal klin ɔksijɛn. Dɔktɔ go put ɔksijɛn mask pan yu ɛn gi yu ɔksijɛn tru am. Dis go bigin fɔ pul di CO we dɔn bil na yu bɔdi.

If yu sɔspɛkt se yu dɔn gɛt CO ɔ yu dɔn gɛt pɔyzin, kɔl di imejensi savis (e.g., 911) wantɛm wantɛm, go na do ɛn wet fɔ ɛp. If yu nɔ ebul fɔ go na do sef wan, opin domɔt ɔ winda ɛn de nia am. Dis go mek yu ebul fɔ blo klin briz instead ɔf CO fum.

A kin trit am na os?

Nɔto so atɔl! If yu tink se yu gɛt CO pɔyzin, nɔ tray fɔ trit am yusɛf na os. Kɔl di imejensi savis dɛn wantɛm wantɛm. Dɔktɔ kin wach di ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl na yu bɔdi fɔ mek shɔ se nɔ prɔblɛm de fɔ lɔng tɛm we yu gɛt CO.

If yu gɛt CO na yu os, muf go na do wantɛm wantɛm fɔ go na fresh briz. Nɔ go insay di os bak te di imejensi savis tɛl yu fɔ du dat. Sɔntɛm CO smok stil de insay di os. Wan pɔsin we sabi du di wok kin chɛk yu aplayans dɛn fɔ mek shɔ se di briz de blo fayn ɛn fɔ mek shɔ se ɔl di aplayans dɛn de wok sef wan. Instɔl wan tin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd ditektɔ. I go alert yu if CO lik de.

Aw lɔng dis pɔyzin kin las?

Di sayn dɛm fɔ mild CO pɔyzin kin bigin fɔ stɔp kwik kwik wan we yu muf go na ples we gɛt fresh briz ɔ blo klin ɔksijɛn tru ɔksijɛn mask. I kin tek 24 awa fɔ mek di CO kɔmɔt na di bɔdi ɔltogɛda. So, di sayn dɛm kin kɔntinyu fɔ de insay da tɛm de. Sɔmtɛm, sɔm sayn dɛm kin de fɔ tu wiks afta yu dɔn gɛt CO.

Aw wi go protɛkt wisɛf frɔm pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd (CO)? (Prɛvenshɔn) .

If yu fala dɛn advays ya, i go go fa fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm CO pɔyzin:

Inspekshɔn dɛn we dɛn kin du ɛvri ia

Ɛvri ia we di kol sizin bigin (ɔ at le wan tɛm insay di ia if yu de yuz gas aplayans bɔku tɛm) mek pɔsin we tren fɔ inspɛkt di tin dɛn we de bɔn fiul na yu os. Dis inklud:

• Ɔyl ɛn gas ɔfna (na smɔl na wi kɔntri) .
• Gas wata hita dɛn
• Gas rɛnj ɛn ɔvin dɛn
• Gas dryers (klos dryers) .
• Gas ɔ kerosin spɛs hita dɛn
• Faya ples dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ faya
• Wud stov dɛn
• Flu ɛn chimini (chɛk fɔ si if i dɔn blok ɛn krak) .

Tek tɛm we yu de pik ɛn yuz di tin dɛn we yu de yuz fɔ wok.

If yu de yuz tin dɛn we de bɔn fiul, tek dɛn tin ya:

• Pik tin dɛn we dɛn mek fɔ mek smok kɔmɔt. Dɛn fɔ put dɛn fayn fayn wan ɛn mek dɛn de kia fɔ dɛn.
• Bay gas aplayans dɛn we gɛt di sil fɔ wan nashɔnal tɛst ɛjɛnsy.
• Fɔ fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn we yu de yuz ɛni tin we de bɔn fiul.
• Yuz di kɔrɛkt fiul fɔ gas ɔ kerosin hita dɛn we nɔ gɛt briz. Opin domɔt dɛn na ɔda say dɛn na di os ɛn lɛf wan winda opin smɔl.
• If yu tink se sɔntin nɔ rayt wit yu gas aplayans, mek spɛshal pɔsin chɛk am.
• Nɔ ɛva yuz gas ɔvin ɔ klos drya fɔ wam yu os.
• Nɔ slip na rum we gɛt kerosin hita ɔ gas hita we nɔ gɛt briz.

Instɔl wan kabɔn monoksayd ditektɔ (CO ditektɔ) .

Instɔl wan batri-ɔpreshɔn (ɔ batri-bak) kabɔn monoksayd ditektɔ (CO ditektɔ) na yu os. Yu nid fɔ du dɛn tin ya:

• Chek yu CO ditektɔ lɛk tu tɛm insay di ia (e.g. we yu chenj di klok) fɔ mek shɔ se i de wok fayn. Riples di ditektɔ ɛvri fayv ia.
• Chenj di ditektɔ in batri ɔltɛm (at least ɛvri siks mɔnt).
• Dɛn fɔ put di ditektɔ na say we yu go yɛri di alɛt if i de sawnd.

Tek kia fɔ di say we di briz de kɔmɔt na di wokples.

If yu de wok na say usay CO kin gɛt ay levul, wɛr tin dɛn we de protɛkt yu (e.g., respirator). Dɔn bak, mek shɔ se di say we yu de wok gɛt fayn fayn briz. If briz de, mek shɔ se nɔbɔdi nɔ de we de ambɔg ɔ dɔti we de blok di briz we de flɔ bifo di say dɛn we di briz de blo.

If yu sɔspɛkt se yu dɔn gɛt CO ɔ yu de gɛt sɔm sayn dɛn fɔ CO pɔyzin, kɔmɔt na di say wantɛm wantɛm, muf go na fresh ɛya, ɛn kɔl di imejensi savis dɛm.

Ɔda we dɛn fɔ ridyus di prɔblɛm

Fɔ ridyus di risk fɔ CO pɔyzin, avɔyd dɛn tin ya:

• Fɔ lɛf motoka ɔ trak we de rɔn na garaj. Nɔ du dis ilɛksɛf di garaj domɔt opin. Smok kin bɔku kwik kwik wan ɛn if dɛn kɔnɛkt di garaj to di os, i kin go insay di os bak.
• Yuz kol gril ɔ gas gril insay os.
• Yuz smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek petrol na say dɛn we dɛn lɔk. Dis inklud tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ kɔt lawn, tin dɛn we dɛn kin was wit pawa, tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ kɔt gras, tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ blo sno, tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek chen, ɔ tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek jenɛra. (Na wi kɔntri, bɔku pipul dɛn nɔ kin tink bɔt dis we dɛn de yuz jenɛra. We di pawa dɔn, dɛn kin put di jenɛra insay os, ɔ na say we briz nɔ de blo fayn. Dis na denja!)

Yu tink se di pɔyzin we dɛn kɔl kabon monoksayd (CO) kin kil pɔsin?

Yɛs, yu kin ebul. CO pɔyzin kin kil pɔsin. If yu inhal bɔku CO, i kin go insay yu bɔdi ɛn kil yu insay sɔm minit. If yu sɔspɛkt se yu dɔn gɛt CO ɔ yu de pɔyzin, muf go na fresh ɛya wantɛm wantɛm ɛn kɔl di imejensi savis.

Sɔntɛnde, pɔrsin wae de slip kin day bifo dɛn ivin gɛt ɛni sayn. So, i rili impɔtant fɔ mek dɛn put `CO` ditektɔ na yu os we go mek yu no bɔt dis pɔyzin gas we yu de slip.

Wetin kin apin afta dis sityueshɔn? (Autluk) .

Yu rεcovery dipεnd pan aw mכch CO yu bin εkspos to εn fכ aw lכng. Fɔ trit yu kwik kin rivɛns di ifɛkt dɛm we CO pɔyzin kin gɛt. Bɔt, risk de fɔ mek yu bren ɛn at pwɛl sote go, we nid bɔku ɔksijɛn.

Aw a go protɛkt misɛf? (Self-keya / CO ditektɔ alarm)

Instɔl wan kabon monoksayd ditektɔ (CO ditektɔ) na yu os. Dis tin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ no bɔt smok tan lɛk tin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ no bɔt smok, ɛn sɔm kin kam wit tin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ no bɔt smok. If CO de na yu os, wan alert go blo. If yu yɛri di alert:

• Nɔ go luk fɔ usay di gas de kɔmɔt.
• Kɔmɔt wantɛm wantɛm.
• Kɔl di imejensi savis dɛm (e.g. 1990).
• Chek fɔ si if ɔlman de na os.
• Nɔ go insay di os bak te di wan dɛn we de wok fɔ di imejensi savis tɛl yu fɔ du dat.

Ustɛm a fɔ go to dɔktɔ? (Wetin fɔ go na ER)

If yu sɔspɛkt se yu dɔn gɛt CO ɔ yu dɔn gɛt pɔyzin, kɔl di imejensi savis wantɛm wantɛm. Stay na say we sef, na do (wit fresh briz) we yu de kɔl fɔ ɛp.

Us kwɛstyɔn dɛn a fɔ aks di dɔktɔ?

If dɛn de trit yu fɔ CO pɔyzin, aks yu dɔktɔ dɛn kwɛstyɔn ya:

• Dis damej fɔ de sote go, ɔ di tin dɛn we kin apin go dɔn as tɛm de go?
• A nid fɔ kia fɔ mi fɔ fala mi mɔ?
• Aw a go protɛkt misɛf frɔm CO pɔyzin?
• A nid tritmɛnt fɔ lɔng tɛm?
• I gɛt ɛni ifɛkt pan mi riprodaktiv sistɛm ɔ fɔ mek a bɔn pikin?

Wetin na di difrɛns bitwin kabon monoksayd (CO) ɛn kabon dayɔgzayd (CO2)?

Pan ɔl we dɛn tu gas ya na gas dɛn we gɛt kabon, big difrɛns de bitwin dɛn tu.

• Kabon monoksayd (CO) na kɔmpawnd we dɛn mek wit wan kabɔn atɔm ɛn wan ɔksijɛn atɔm. CO nɔ de na di atmosfɛs na di wɔl bay natura. I kin kɔmɔt we sɔm tin dɛn kin bɔn. Fɔ bɔn, i nid ɔksijɛn, ɛn na so bak di fiul lɛk ɔyl ɛn nɛtrɔl gas nid. We di ɔksijɛn lɛvɛl smɔl na ples usay sɔntin de bɔn, dɛn kin mek kabon monoksayd as bayprodukt fɔ di kemikal riakshɔn. CO na gas we gɛt pɔyzin. If yu inhal ay kɔnsɛntreshɔn, i kin kil yu.

• Kabon dayɔgzayd `(CO2)` na kɔmpawnd we dɛn mek wit wan kabɔn atɔm ɛn tu ɔksijɛn atɔm. `CO2` de apin nכmal wan na wi envayroment. We wi de blo ɔksijɛn, di kabon dayɔgzayd de kɔmɔt na wi bɔdi. `CO2` dεn nכ de kכnsidr am as tכxik gas, bכt i kin mek hεlth prכblεm if i de insay hכy kכnsantreshכn. (e.g. we yu de swɛla) .

Fɔ dɔn, tin dɛn fɔ mɛmba (Take-Home Message) .

Okay, so kabon monoksayd pɔyzin na siriɔs tin. Bɔt, if wi no ɛn tek sef mɛsej, wi kin de sef frɔm dis silent kil.

Mɛmba:

* `CO` nɔ gɛt ɛni kɔlɔ, smel, ɔ teist. So, i nɔ kin izi fɔ no udat dɛn bi.

* We yu de yuz tin dɛn we yu kin yuz fɔ bɔn fiul na os (gas stov, jenɛra, kerosin lamp) , yu fɔ gɛt gud briz.

* If i pɔsibul, instɔl `CO` ditektɔ na yu os. I kin sev pɔsin in layf.

* Yu fɔ no di sayn dɛm we de sho se yu gɛt CO pɔyzin (ed we de at, nɔs, diziz, i nɔ izi fɔ blo).

* If yu sɔspɛkt se CO pɔyzin, go na do wantɛm wantɛm ɛn kɔl di imejensi mɛdikal savis.

A op se dis infɔmeshɔn go ɛp yu ɛn yu famili fɔ protɛkt yusɛf frɔm dis denja `CO` pɔyzin. Stay wit wɛlbɔdi!

` Kabon monoksayd, CO pɔyzin, swɛla, ed pen, gas pɔyzin, sef, CO ditektɔ