Could Carbon Monoxide be the deadly killer?

Common symptoms include dizziness, tiredness, headaches, nausea and generally feeling unwell. Co2 poisoning is often mistaken for something else such as a hangover, a common cold, flu and now Covid-19. The elderly and the very young are particularly vulnerable.

The group fears that many people will have delayed servicing their gas appliances such as boilers and gas fires during the coronavirus pandemic as many were frightened of letting people, even gas engineers, into their homes. There are concerns too that some cash-stretched families put it off, as they simply couldn’t afford to service their boiler.

Project Shout says we could be facing a perfect storm this winter as homeowners haven’t had their boiler or other appliances serviced and carbon monoxide leaks have gone unchecked. And …. many of us are likely to spend more time than normal at home this winter, as we continue to stay away from the office or as further lockdown restrictions are put in place.

Aston spoke to Zoe Hadley, campaigns director at Project Shout to discuss more about carbon monoxide poisoning and also the research in further detail.