Room Heater: While using the room heater, paper, blanket, or any inflammable material should not be kept around it.
It is very common to use a room heater in the winter season. However, this device that protects against cold is now proving to be fatal as well. Recently, a couple died due to suffocation in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The husband and wife were sleeping with the room heater on. Let's know, what are the dangers of a room heater, and how can life go by sleeping by running a room heater.:
How does the room heater work?
There are many types of room heaters available in the market, such as infrared heaters, fan heaters, and oil heaters. Everyone works in different ways. The oil heater is considered a little better. Although the purpose of all is the same. That is - heating the air present in the room. While heating the air in the room, the heater also dries the air. This is the beginning of the harmfulness of the room heater. Due to the continuous running of the room heater, the oxygen in the room starts decreasing and the moisture also starts losing. This gives rise to problems like dry eye and nose blockage.
How does a room heater reduce the oxygen level?
When an electric room heater is used in a closed room, it emits carbon monoxide gas. Carbon monoxide (CO) is a poisonous gas. It is produced by the burning of gasoline, kerosene, oil, propane, coal, or wood. Due to the continuous leakage of carbon monoxide, there is a lack of oxygen in the room. If there is no ventilation in the room, the oxygen level drops rapidly.
In such a situation, the brain, heart, etc. of a person sleeping by running a room heater does not get enough oxygen. This can cause chest pain and in severe cases can even lead to death.
What are the things to be kept in mind?
Due to the decrease of oxygen and increase of carbon monoxide, the person in the room may have headaches, dizziness, abdominal pain, vomiting may start. Continuous use of the heater causes problems of dry skin, allergies, and conjunctivitis. In such a situation, keeping some things in mind, these problems can be avoided.
The best way to avoid carbon monoxide gas coming out of room heaters is to run the heater when no one is in the room. When the room is warm enough, turn off the heater and open the door to the room. It is safer to use oil heaters instead of fan heaters, infrared heaters, and stoves.
