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Question
Write two remedies for carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Solution
- The victim should immediately brought out into the open.
- The victim should be given artificial respiration with carbogen (a mixture of 95% oxygen and 5% carbon dioxide) to restore normal breathing.
- At places where carbon monoxide concentration is on the higher side, people should wear gas masks that absorb carbon monoxide and oxidise it to carbon dioxide. Such masks are made of hopcolite (a mixture of metallic oxides).
Notes
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