Our Mission at the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association (NCOAA) is to initiate a conversation on diagnoses, treatment, and prevention of carbon monoxide poisoning by organizing available information and driving change to improve diagnostics, detection, treatment, and standards.There are two types of CO Poising (COP); the acute type is a single exposure to high levels that are detectable with blood tests and are treatable with hyperbaric oxygen but also can cause death quickly. Then there is chronic poisoning which is poorly recognized through multiple exposures to low levels and which encompasses no treatment plan.Our founder Charon McNabb experienced chronic low level poisoning for eleven years. She received multiple misdiagnoses, dozens of prescriptions and no treatment plan—all while experiencing devastating symptoms until discovering four venting issues e.g.• A crack in her furnace flue• Backdraft from three units vented to one small flue• A chimney too low to allow proper drafting of emissions• Also an internal leak in her gas clothes dryerCarbon monoxide (CO) is odorless, colorless, and tasteless – making it extremely difficult to detect. How then do you determine if your family is being poisoned?All across the America and the world, CO poisoning is rapidly gaining attention due its common occurrence. CO is produced anytime fuel is burned and is the leading cause of death from unintentional injuries; outpacing motor vehicle crashes. Please be aware that CO poisoning symptoms are not ‘one size fits all.’ They are dependent on the level of exposure, history of exposure, and personal physiology. For example, if you regularly use gas-powered, CO-producing lawn equipment you'll suffer more CO injury than those in the household who do not. Similarly, CO-producing stoves will injure the person who cooks more than those who don’t. Initial injury resembles the flu with symptoms including weak, tired, cold, stomach pain or nausea, and perhaps a headache. Now many experts believe we should stop assuming it is just a simple cold or flu and start suspecting CO poisoning.On a final note, there are blood tests that detect CO poisoning. However, these blood tests are not designed to detect chronic, long-term poisoning. The only way to know if your family is being poisoned is to test your appliances with a CO detector. Professional Experience:• 32 year veteran of the Fire Service• Fire Training Officer• Public Speaker for oil & gas pipeline emergency operations • Certified Industry Safety Specialist