A Child Was Poisoned in Mykolaiv: Preliminary Reports Say It Was Carbon Monoxide

The previous day in Mykolaiv, a child born in 2018 was hospitalized after being poisoned. According to the State Emergency Service, carbon monoxide poisoning is the suspected cause. The child is in moderate condition.

With the start of the heating season, the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning increases. Early symptoms may include a headache, weakness, nausea, dizziness, and drowsiness. Children are particularly vulnerable: they may not recognize these symptoms or tell an adult that they are feeling worse.

To prevent poisoning, rescuers advise:

• keep stoves and gas appliances in good working order, and check chimneys and ventilation;
• do not heat rooms with a gas stove or oven;
• keep ventilation ducts unobstructed;
• do not leave children alone near operating heating appliances;
• use generators outdoors only;
• install a carbon monoxide detector.

If symptoms of poisoning appear, go outside into the fresh air immediately and call for medical assistance at 103.

Source: Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Mykolaiv Oblast.

We previously reported:

• Three people, including two teenagers, poisoned by carbon monoxide in Mykolaiv Oblast
• A 12-year-old girl and two adults suffer carbon monoxide poisoning in Mykolaiv
• Faulty gas water heater: three adults and an infant poisoned in Mykolaiv
• Six girls poisoned by carbon monoxide in Korabelnyi district; two of them in intensive care
• Generator poisoning in Mykolaiv Oblast: one person dead, two children in serious condition