When PCFR Special Operations arrived, firefighters used a 4x multigas monitor to determine the levels of carbon monoxide, which were well above what is considered dangerous.
Watler said the restaurant had levels of more than 500 parts per million. Anything over 50 parts per million is considered hazardous.
"That is an extremely high reading," Watler said.
Along with PCFR and its special operations unit, Sheriff's Office deputies and a medivac helicopter were on scene.
One man was originally going to be airlifted to a hospital in Orlando which has a hyperbaric chamber, which provides 100 percent oxygen with controlled atmospheric pressure, but he refused flight transport. He was taken by ambulance to LRHMC, Watler said.
Firefighters ventilated the restaurant for just more than an hour to bring the atmosphere in it to acceptable levels, Watler said. …show more content…
"If the early signs of carbon monoxide are ignored, a person may lose consciousness and be unable to escape the danger," he said.
The most common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"They are often described as flu-like," the CDC's website said.
Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisonings not linked to fires with more than 20,000 emergency room visits and 4,000 hospitalizations, the CDC
Watler said the restaurant had levels of more than 500 parts per million. Anything over 50 parts per million is considered hazardous.
"That is an extremely high reading," Watler said.
Along with PCFR and its special operations unit, Sheriff's Office deputies and a medivac helicopter were on scene.
One man was originally going to be airlifted to a hospital in Orlando which has a hyperbaric chamber, which provides 100 percent oxygen with controlled atmospheric pressure, but he refused flight transport. He was taken by ambulance to LRHMC, Watler said.
Firefighters ventilated the restaurant for just more than an hour to bring the atmosphere in it to acceptable levels, Watler said. …show more content…
"If the early signs of carbon monoxide are ignored, a person may lose consciousness and be unable to escape the danger," he said.
The most common symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are headache, dizziness, weakness, upset stomach, vomiting, chest pain and confusion, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
"They are often described as flu-like," the CDC's website said.
Each year, more than 400 Americans die from unintentional carbon monoxide poisonings not linked to fires with more than 20,000 emergency room visits and 4,000 hospitalizations, the CDC