As temperatures continue to drop and Daylight Savings Time comes to an end this weekend, the Health Department
wants to remind residents to take action to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning.
We “fall back” an hour on November 7. When you turn back your clocks, it’s a good time to put new batteries in your carbon monoxide detectors.
“As colder weather arrives, we start seeing more carbon monoxide poisonings,” says Tate Zurbuchen, Environmental Health Specialist. “Now is the time for Eau Claire County residents to make sure their heating sources and carbon monoxide detectors are in good working order.”
On average, carbon monoxide poisoning sends about 500 people per year to the emergency room in Wisconsin, according to data from the Wisconsin Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. These trips to the ER for carbon monoxide poisoning are preventable when people are prepared. CLICK HERE FOR MORE.
