Listen: Rob Lyon from Project SHOUT on latest carbon monoxide poisoning stats for Kent - 05/09/2017
Sep 05, 2017, 08:49 AM
There's been a rise in the number of children in #Kent being taken to see medics with suspected #carbon #monoxide poisoning. Figures given to kmfm show 13 under 18s needed to be assessed last year - up from just 1 in 2015. The deadly gas is produced when fuel doesn't burn properly and symptoms of poisoning can often be mistaken for a cold or flu - http://www.kentonline.co.uk/kent/news/dramatic-rise-in-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-131567/