Effects of Gas Inhalation and its first aid treatment- Poisoning
Gas Effects
Carbon monoxide acute – Dusky skin with a faint red tinge, rapid, distressed breathing, impairment or loss of consciousness
Chronic – Headache, confusion, nausea, vomiting, aggression, incontinence
Carbon dioxide – Headache, breathlessness, confusion, and unconsciousness
Smoke – Rapid, noisy, distressed breathing, coughing, wheezing burning around the mouth and nose, unconsciousness.
Solvents and fuels – Headache, vomiting, stupor, unconsciousness. Cardiac arrest from inhalation of certain fuels which are very cold when released
