Can hookah cause carbon monoxide poisoning

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Carbon monoxide poisoning is easy to happen when burning charcoal or honeycomb briquette, especially when the ventilation effect is poor. Let's see if hookah charcoal can cause carbon monoxide poisoning.

Can hookah cause carbon monoxide poisoning

First of all: hookah charcoal will not, but hookah charcoal will produce a small amount of smoke, which is not good for human body.

Second: carbon monoxide poisoning is the product of incomplete combustion of carbonaceous substances, which is caused by inhalation through respiratory tract. The mechanism of poisoning is that the affinity of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin is 200-300 times higher than that of oxygen and hemoglobin, so carbon monoxide is easy to combine with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which makes hemoglobin lose the ability and function of carrying oxygen and cause tissue asphyxia. It has toxic effect on tissue cells of the whole body, especially on cerebral cortex.

Finally: it should be widely publicized that there should be safety settings (such as chimney, small ventilation window, air funnel, etc.) when indoor coal fire is used, so as to explain the possible symptoms of gas poisoning and first-aid knowledge, especially the harm and severity of gas to infants. The installation of coal stove chimney should be reasonable. The coal stove without chimney should be placed outdoors at night.

matters needing attention

Carbon monoxide poisoning is more likely to occur in rural areas. When the weather is cold, it is necessary to burn charcoal for heating. Ventilation measures should be taken to avoid poisoning.