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Part Three – What You Should Know Before the Alarms Sounds If anyone in the household is at high risk for CO poisoning, we urge you to take extra precaution to prevent possible poisoning. If the unit alarms or if CO readings are shown on the digital display, remove the at-risk person from the premises, if possible. Ventilate the area. The high-risk person(s) should not re-enter the residence until the source of the CO problem has been identified and corrected. Understand the Effects of Carbon Monoxide Exposure Concentration of CO in Air Approximate Inhalation Time (ppm = parts per million) and Symptoms Developed 50 ppm The maximum allowable concentration for continuous exposure for healthy adults in any 8-hour period, according to OSHA*. 200 ppm Slight headache, fatigue, dizziness, nausea after 2-3 hours. 400 ppm Frontal headaches within 1-2 hours, life threatening after 3 hours. 800 ppm Dizziness, nausea and convulsions within 45 minutes. Unconsciousness within 2 hours. Death within 2-3 hours. 1,600 ppm Headache, dizziness and nausea within 20 minutes. Death within 1 hour. Headache, dizziness and nausea within 5-10 minutes. Death within 25-30 minutes. 3,200 ppm Headache, dizziness and nausea within 1-2 minutes. Death within 10-15 minutes. 6,400 ppm 12,800 ppm Death within 1-3 minutes. * Occupational Safety and Health Administration Low Levels: Mid Levels: Generally 50 ppm and below. Generally 50 ppm to 100 ppm. High Levels:Dangerous Levels: Generally 100 ppm and aboveGenerally 100 ppm and above ifif no one is experiencing someone is experiencing symptoms. symptoms. Reminder: The chart above relates to the exposure of healthy adults. Read the info on the previous page for descriptions of those who are at higher risk. Part Four – What to do When the Alarm Sounds Determine if anyone in the household is experiencing symptoms of CO poisoning. Many cases of reported CO poisoning indicates that while victims are aware they are not well, they become so disoriented that they are unable to save themselves by either exiting the building or calling for assistance. Also young children and household pets may be the first affected. The following symptoms are related to CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING and should be discussed with ALL members of the household: Common Mild Exposure Symptoms: Slight headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue (“flu-like” symptoms). Common Medium Exposure Symptoms: Throbbing headache, drowsiness, confusion, fast heart rate. Common Extreme Exposure Symptoms: Convulsions, unconsciousness, heart and lung failure. It can cause brain damage and death. Become familiar with these common symptoms from CO poisoning. If you experience even mild symptoms of CO poisoning, consult your doctor immediately! Part Four – What to do When the Alarm Sounds ! WARNING: Actuation of your CO Alarm indicates the presence of Carbon Monoxide (CO) which can KILL YOU. When the CO alarm senses a dangerous level of CO, the unit will emit a loud alarm pattern. The alarm pattern is 4 short beeps – followed by 5 seconds of silence – followed by 4 short beeps. Know how to respond to a CO emergency. Periodically review this user’s guide and discuss with all members of your family. WARNING! - Actuation of this device indicates the presence of dangerous levels of carbon monoxide! Carbon monoxide can be fatal! If the alarm sounds: 1) Operate test/reset button; PHONE NUMBER 2) Call your emergency services (fire dept. or 911); 3) Immediately move to fresh air - outdoors or by an open door/window. Do a head count to check that all persons are accounted for. Do not reenter the premises nor move away from the open door/window until the emergency services responders have arrived, the premises have been aired out, and your alarm remains in its normal condition. 4) After following steps 1-3, if your alarm reactivates within a 24 hour period, repeat steps 1-3 and call a qualified technician to investigate for sources PHONE NUMBER of CO from fuel burning equipment and appliances, and inspect for proper operation of this equipment. If problems are identified during this inspection have the equipment serviced immediately. Note any combustion equipment not inspected by the technician and consult the manufacturer’s instructions, or contact the manufacturer’s directly, for more information about CO safety and this equipment. Make sure that motor vehicles are not, and have not been, operating in an attached garage or adjacent to the residence. 4-1 4-2 Part Four – What to do When the Alarm Sounds LOW LEVEL READING, UNIT WILL NOT ALARM Unit reads below 50 ppm of carbon monoxide. Remember to determine if anyone is at high risk for CO poisoning. If so, you should use precaution not to expose the at-risk person to low levels for more than eight hours. If no one is experiencing symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning, press the reset button on the CO alarm. Otherwise refer to Dangerous and/or High Level Alarms on page 4-1,2. Under normal operation the CO alarm will no...

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