What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?

• Impaired dizziness.
• Nausea (feeling sick) and vomiting.
• Tiredness and confusion.
• Stomach pain.
• Shortness of breath ,difficulty breathing.
• Mental and personality changes.
• Vertigo – the feeling that you or the environment around you is spinning.
• Ataxia – loss of physical co-ordination caused by underlying damage to the brain and nervous system.
• Breathlessness and tachycardia (a heart rate of more than 100 beats per minute).
• Chest pain caused by angina or a heart attack.
• Seizures – an uncontrollable burst of electrical activity in the brain that causes muscle spasms.
• Loss of consciousness – in cases where there are very high levels of carbon monoxide, death may occur within minutes.

If you think you are experiencing carbon monoxide poisoning get out of your flat/house/accommodation and call for help.