My aunt's car was backed into yesterday, and I drove it this morning. After driving for about 20 minutes, I started feeling lightheaded and dizzy, and a headache suddenly came on. A strange feeling came over my entire body and I thought I was going to pass out right then and there. I immediately rolled down the windows and breathed a bunch of fresh air. I started feeling nauseated about five minutes later. Most of the symptoms went away after driving with the windows down the rest of the way. I threw up off and on for a while after I got home and still feel a little sick tonight.
So my questions are...
If you know anything about cars, is there something that could have happened when the car got backed into that would have made carbon monoxide leak into the car? Maybe from the heat vents?
And if you know anything about carbon monoxide poisoning, does it sound like that's what this is? And do you have any idea how long it will last? I looked it up and it seems like it's CO.
2007-10-14 15:05:34 · 3 answers · asked by Sarah R 2 in Health ➔ Other - Health
That's exactly what it sounds like, if you are still feeling ill, you should go see a doctor because carbon monoxide does not easily leave your system once it gets in.
I got carbon monoxide poisoning as a child from an exhaust leak on a long car trip.
2007-10-14 15:11:56 · answer #1 · answered by Danielle H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite you could desire to get Carbon monoxide for the registers. yet you A. would ought to have a cracked warmth exchanger (which I doubt) B. The flue gasoline is getting sucked into the unit (which might in uncomplicated terms be a probability in case you had an economizer (which you in all probability do no longer) that's for sparkling air intake and is an upload on accessory while put in. there's a device that corrects this a flue stack . Mount the Co detector everywhere interior the living house, as long because it no longer close to a return and it will come across any CO if pressent. you should be nice nonetheless.
2016-12-29 10:28:22 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Look in the mirror and if it looks like you are wearing bright red lipstick also on your tongue, then you were exposed to CO.
Hubby says check the exhaust system for a leak.
2007-10-14 15:12:03 · answer #3 · answered by nursesr4evr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋