UAE explained: How to protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning – The National

UAE explained: How to protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning – The National

UAE explained: How to protect yourself from carbon monoxide poisoning. After a spate of deaths caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, The National explains how to protect yourself against the 'silent killer'. Experts have urged UAE residents to take extra precautions to protect themselves against carbon monoxide poisoning after several people died of the so-called "silent killer".. All seven died after using gas heaters in confined spaces where little air was circulating, which led carbon monoxide to build to fatal levels.. "Carbon monoxide replaces the oxygen and then the body is starved of oxygen," said the doctor, who saw cases of carbon monoxide poisoning while working in the United Kingdom.. The National explains what carbon monoxide is, who is at risk of poisoning, and how you can protect yourself.. Yes, although arguably less so than some countries because heaters are not needed as often in the Emirates and gas heaters are one of main sources of carbon monoxide poisoning.. Having said that, carbon monoxide poisoning remains a real risk in the UAE.. On Wednesday, police revealed two women died in Dubai as a result of carbon monoxide poisoning.. The domestic workers had left a charcoal heater burning overnight in a newly