{"id":9826,"date":"2025-03-01T14:01:11","date_gmt":"2025-03-01T19:01:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hhinsideco\/"},"modified":"2025-03-06T12:20:40","modified_gmt":"2025-03-06T17:20:40","slug":"hhinsideco","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhinsideco\/","title":{"rendered":"hsp\/hhinsideco ~  Inside Healthy Homes &#8211; Carbon Monoxide  &#8211; Delaware Health and Social Services &#8211; State of Delaware"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  <br>\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n  \r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\" id=\"main_header\">\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n <!-- BEGIN readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"rs_skip rsbtn rs_preserve\" id=\"readspeaker_button1\">\r\n\r\n      <a accesskey=\"L\" class=\"rsbtn_play\" href=\"https:\/\/app-na.readspeaker.com\/cgi-bin\/rsent?customerid=7262&#038;lang=en_us&#038;readid=main_content&#038;url=https:\/\/dhss.delaware.gov\/dph\/hsp\/hhinsideco.html\" title=\"Listen to this page using ReadSpeaker\">\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_left rsimg rspart\"><span class=\"rsbtn_text\"><span>Listen<\/span><\/span><\/span>\r\n\r\n        <span class=\"rsbtn_right rsimg rsplay rspart\"><\/span>\r\n\r\n      <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <!-- END readspeaker div -->\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n    <header class=\"pull-left\">\r\n\r\n      <h1><!--[type=EDIT name=\"Page Title\"]-->Delaware Healthy Homes<!--[END]--><\/h1>\r\n\r\n    <\/header>\r\n\r\n    \r\n\r\n  <\/div><br>\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n  <div class=\"container\">\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"row\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"col-md-3\" id=\"leftCol\">\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"panel-group\" id=\"accordion\">\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"panel sectionmenu_panel\">\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-heading\">\r\n\r\n              <p class=\"panel-title\"><a class=\"agency_nav\" data-parent=\"#accordion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#collapseOne\"><strong><i class=\"fa fa-align-justify fa-fw\"><\/i> Public Health Menu<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n            <\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"panel-collapse collapse in\" id=\"collapseOne\">\r\n\r\n              <div class=\"panel-body\" id=\"clf_nav\">\r\n\r\n                  <ul class=\"nav nav-stacked nav-pills-clf\" id=\"agency_sidebar\">\r\n    <li><a href=\"\/dph\/\"><h2>Home <i class=\"fa fa-home fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a><\/li>\r\n    <li class=\"toplevel\"><a data-parent=\"#agency_sidebar\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" href=\"#HomeMenu\"><h2>About <i class=\"fa fa-caret-right fa-fw\"><\/i><\/h2><\/a>\r\n      <ul class=\"panel-collapse collapse\" id=\"HomeMenu\">\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/about.html\">About DPH<\/a><\/li>\r\n        <li><a href=\"\/dph\/sections.html\">Sections &#038; 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you&#8217;ve caught; instead, they might mean your home heating systems or\r\n\r\n\r\n        appliances aren&#8217;t operating properly.\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n\r\n\r\n        Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless toxic gas that can cause nausea, disorientation and even death. Children, the elderly,\r\n\r\n\r\n        smokers, people with heart and respiratory diseases, and those with increased oxygen needs due to fever, hyperthyroidism or\r\n\r\n\r\n        pregnancy are considered most susceptible. Carbon monoxide poisoning in pregnant women can cause birth defects.\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n\r\n\r\n        Usually, carbon monoxide safely exits a house through vents, flues or chimneys. If appliances or heating systems malfunction or are\r\n\r\n\r\n        poorly maintained, carbon monoxide can remain in the home.\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/p><strong><em>What you can do&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><br>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n\r\n\r\n        Install CO detectors. Carbon monoxide detectors cost between $35 and $45 at most home supply stores and should be installed outside\r\n\r\n\r\n        sleeping areas and near fuel-burning appliances. CO detectors should be installed in each bedroom and on each floor of the home.\r\n\r\n\r\n      <\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n      <p>\r\n\r\n\r\n        To be safe, have your home&#8217;s appliances, chimneys and flues, and heating systems professionally maintained. 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