Girl, 10, saves grandma from ‘silent killer’ after safety workshop at school
A 10-year-old girl saved her grandmother from a ‘silent killer’ after attending a workshop at school and giving her an alarm which detected a potentially fatal carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning leak.Connie Burslem, now 11, who lives in Monton, near Manchester, attended a Crucial Crew workshop with St Mary’s RC Primary School in Eccles in March, where she learned about police, transport, antisocial and illegal behaviour, as well as carbon monoxide.The class was given a carbon monoxide alarm to take away, but since Connie already had two in her home, she gave it to her 79-year-old grandmother Pauline, who lives...
Snug but unsafe: your heater may be harming your health. What are your safest choices?
We now have a dizzying array of heating technologies to consider, besides the fire that warmed our ancestors. Salespeople will highlight any number of features and minor conveniences. You will be made aware of limited-offer discounts, product warranties, trends in certain Nordic countries, or their low cost (at least in the short-term). What you are less likely to read on the box is, well, the stuff that really matters: the long-term effects on your health and the health of your family, your neighbours and the environment. Yes, a heater should keep you warm affordably. After all, a warm home is vital for...
Police release woman arrested over suspected carbon monoxide poisoning care home deaths
A 60-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after three people died at a care home in Dorset has been released. Three people died at Gainsborough Care Home in Swanage on Wednesday morning, while another seven people were taken to hospital. Other residents were evacuated to All Saints Church to receive care while emergency services launched a major response which saw multiple ambulances, fire crews and police officers attend the scene. Dorset Police said they received a report at 7.16am to say that three residents, two men, aged 74 and 91, and an 86-year-old woman, had been...
Carbon monoxide poisoning ‘primary line of inquiry’ in care home deaths probe
Police investigating the deaths of three people at a care home in Swanage are pursuing potential carbon monoxide poisoning as their “primary line of inquiry”.Dorset Police Chief Superintendent Heather Dixey told the press that seven people were also in hospital as a result of the incident at Gainsborough Care Home in Ulwell Road on Wednesday.However, she said there was “nothing to indicate” danger to the wider community.“The deaths are currently being treated as unexplained, and we are continuing to liaise with our partner agencies to establish the full circumstances of what has happened,” she said.“A significant multi-agency presence will...