C02 Poisoning?

Question

Is short term CO2 poisonging dangerous

Answer 1

When the red blood cells are saturated with CO2, they are not carrying oxygen to the brain. More that four minutes of that causes irreversible brain damage and can cause death by suffocation.

The red blood cells will always exchange oxygen for CO2 if it is available. Not so with C2O2, which is what makes carbon monoxide so much more dangerous than carbon dioxide. Once a red blood cell becomes saturated with monoxide, it is effectively inoperative.

Answer 2

I think you mean CO poisoning.... CO2 is carbon dioxide, CO is carbon monoxide. When you inhale CO, your hemoblogin is saturated with the molecule and is dificult for you body to eliminate it. That case is very dangerous if you breath high levels of the stuff. Low levels for short periods of time are not really dangerous. Now if you really mean CO2, that is different. It is much easier to eliminate CO2 from your hemoglobin, as this is what your body does normally. The hemoglobin in your blood picks up CO2 from your cells as a normal part of maintaining your body's homeostasis. Increased levels of CO2 cause your body to become acidotic. Meaning your pH level is low. The problem with breathing CO2 is that it prevents your body from getting the oxygen that it needs. So yes, CO2 could be dangerous if in high concentrations for long periods of time as well.

Answer 3

If you're still here to ask questions about it, the danger has passed. CO2 poisoning will cause brain damage after a few minutes, but getting fresh air will eliminate the CO2 in the blood stream.

Answer 4

as long as you take breaths of fresh air youll be fine. Carbon monoxide poisoning is a lot worst. CO has something like 200 times the affinity to stick to the hemoglobin in the red blood cells than oxygen. when you have CO poisoning you need to breath pure oxygen to flush it out.