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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

• Symptoms: Dull headache, dizziness, fatigue, nausea, confusion, and shortness of breath.
• Environmental Clues: Symptoms improve when leaving the building and return upon re-entry.
• Group Illness: Everyone in the house is sick at the same time, but no one has a fever.
• High-Risk Times: Symptoms appear while using fuel-burning appliances (furnaces, generators, stoves, fireplaces).

Know the Signs of Hypothermia

• In Children: Bright red, cold skin. Very low energy.
• Early Symptoms: Shivering, cold fingers and toes, exhaustion, confusion, fumbling hands.
• Severe Symptoms: Slurred speech, clumsiness, drowsiness, memory loss.

Tips for preventing frozen pipes

• Protect your pipes: Seal crawl space openings, disconnect and drain garden hoses, and insulate exposed pipes. Install outdoor faucet covers.
• Know how to shut off your water: Locate your main water shut-off valve and ensure it is in good working condition.
• Protect your meter: Contact Customer Service if your meter box cover is broken, displaced or missing.
• Keep water moving: Allow a small trickle of water to run through pipes during extreme cold.
• If pipes freeze: Turn off the main shut-off valve before attempting to thaw the pipe.

HELP HOTLINES

Crisis and Support Resources

• National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. Dial 988, text 988, or live chat.
• Emergency Substance Abuse Helpline (SAMHSA). Call 1-800-662-4357.
• Disaster Distress Helpline (for emotional stress). Call or text 1-800-985-5990. Español: presiona 2.

• Veterans Crisis Line. Text 838255.
• National Call Center for Homeless Veterans

• Women Veterans Call Center. Call 855-829-6636.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline. Call 800-799-7233.
• VA Caregiver Support Line. Call 855-260-3274.

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