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Campaign launched over killer gas | Campaign launched over killer gas |
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A campaign has been launched to cut deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning after a survey found 20 million UK homes could be at risk. | A campaign has been launched to cut deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning after a survey found 20 million UK homes could be at risk. |
The initiative encourages people to have an audible carbon monoxide alarm and have their gas, oil and solid fuel-burning appliances serviced every year. | The initiative encourages people to have an audible carbon monoxide alarm and have their gas, oil and solid fuel-burning appliances serviced every year. |
It also aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. | It also aims to raise awareness of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. |
The Carbon Monoxide - Be Alarmed campaign follows a YouGov survey of 4,333 people. | The Carbon Monoxide - Be Alarmed campaign follows a YouGov survey of 4,333 people. |
It found that almost one in 30 of those surveyed believed they had experienced carbon monoxide poisoning. | It found that almost one in 30 of those surveyed believed they had experienced carbon monoxide poisoning. |
'Silent killer' | 'Silent killer' |
Only 6% of those polled said they were "very confident" they would recognise the symptoms as a result of poisoning from the potentially fatal gas, known as the "silent killer". | Only 6% of those polled said they were "very confident" they would recognise the symptoms as a result of poisoning from the potentially fatal gas, known as the "silent killer". |
The symptoms include nausea, dizziness, tiredness, headaches, loss of balance and forgetfulness. | The symptoms include nausea, dizziness, tiredness, headaches, loss of balance and forgetfulness. |
When I touched him he was frozen. I called paramedics and Dominic was pronounced dead on the scene Stacey RodgersMother of victim | When I touched him he was frozen. I called paramedics and Dominic was pronounced dead on the scene Stacey RodgersMother of victim |
The campaign has been organised by the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance (COCAA). | The campaign has been organised by the Carbon Monoxide Consumer Awareness Alliance (COCAA). |
Its chairman Nigel Dumbrell said: "Carbon monoxide is a highly poisonous gas that has no colour, taste or smell - it is impossible to detect without an alarm. | |
"Even at levels that don't kill, carbon monoxide can cause lasting damage to your health. | "Even at levels that don't kill, carbon monoxide can cause lasting damage to your health. |
"This is the first time such a broad alliance of organisations has come together to drive the message home that people need to protect themselves." | "This is the first time such a broad alliance of organisations has come together to drive the message home that people need to protect themselves." |
'Family shock' | 'Family shock' |
The campaign is being supported Stacey Rodgers whose 10-year-old son Dominic died in 2004 after carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty boiler in a neighbour's property seeped into his bedroom at their home in Huddersfield. | The campaign is being supported Stacey Rodgers whose 10-year-old son Dominic died in 2004 after carbon monoxide fumes from a faulty boiler in a neighbour's property seeped into his bedroom at their home in Huddersfield. |
She told BBC News: "I woke up calling Dominic to wake up for school, he wasn't getting up. | She told BBC News: "I woke up calling Dominic to wake up for school, he wasn't getting up. |
"I went into his bedroom and he wasn't moving. I went over to try and wake Dominic up, same again he wasn't moving. | "I went into his bedroom and he wasn't moving. I went over to try and wake Dominic up, same again he wasn't moving. |
"When I touched him he was frozen. I called paramedics and Dominic was pronounced dead on the scene. | "When I touched him he was frozen. I called paramedics and Dominic was pronounced dead on the scene. |
"It wasn't until half-past-two in the afternoon that we discovered Dominic had died from carbon monoxide poisoning which obviously shook me and all my family." | "It wasn't until half-past-two in the afternoon that we discovered Dominic had died from carbon monoxide poisoning which obviously shook me and all my family." |
The tragedy prompted her to set up a campaign, the Kirklees Carbon Monoxide Awareness Group, which last month won Best Gas Safety Initiative at the annual awards of industry watchdog Corgi. | The tragedy prompted her to set up a campaign, the Kirklees Carbon Monoxide Awareness Group, which last month won Best Gas Safety Initiative at the annual awards of industry watchdog Corgi. |
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