Protect against carbon monoxide as researchers hunt antidote
WASHINGTON — Scientists are on the trail of a potential antidote for carbon monoxide poisoning, an injected “scavenger” that promises to trap and remove the gas from blood within minutes. It’s very early-stage research — but a reminder that, however it turns out, there are steps people should take now to protect themselves from this silent killer.
We can’t see or smell carbon monoxide as it builds up from car exhaust, a faulty furnace or some other cause.