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Two young men left Chhole (chickpeas) on a gas stove overnight for cooking; were found dead in the morning.

➡️What is the most likely cause?
Carbon monoxide poisoning.
When a gas stove is left on (burning), it emits small amounts of carbon monoxide gas. Carbon monoxide is gas that has no odor, taste or color.
Over a period of time, this gas accumulates in the room, if the room is not ventilated (windows and doors are closed, and there is no exhaust fan). This gas is then inhaled by person(s) in the room, leading to carbon monoxide poisoning.

➡️What are the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning?
Initial symptoms include headaches, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, chest pain and confusion. 
In severe cases, breathing difficulty, loss of consciousness and even death may occur. When a person inhales too much of carbon monoxide, his blood cannot carry oxygen to important organs such as the brain or heart.

➡️How is carbon monoxide poisoning treated?
If the person has mild symptoms, immediately get him outside to breath fresh air.
In severe cases, emergency treatment at hospital is needed. Treatment may include giving pure oxygen via mask/nasal prongs. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy might be used for severe carbon monoxide poisoning. It involves breathing pure oxygen in a chamber for a set amount of time. The air pressure in the chamber is 2 to 3 times higher than usual. This helps replace carbon monoxide with oxygen in the blood.