About the Preventing harm from environmental exposure to carbon monoxide programme
Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colourless, odourless, tasteless, and non-irritable gas that is formed by the partial combustion of fuel such as wood, coal, and gas. Carbon monoxide poisoning is one of the most common causes of accidental and intentional poisoning worldwide and can disproportionately affect vulnerable people and unborn babies.
CO poisoning is often undetected due to its unnoticeable properties and non-specific symptoms, consequently leading to misdiagnosis.
Evidence is accumulating of raised CO levels within UK homes at levels above those recommended as safe. Indoor sources of CO such as gas cooking and heating appliances as well as smoking contribute significantly to CO exposure within homes.
The programme Preventing Harm from Environmental Exposure to Carbon Monoxide has been created to enable health and social care staff to recognise the signs and symptoms of CO exposure and actions that can be taken to prevent harm to their patient / clients and their own families.
There are 3 modules within this programme:
- Carbon Monoxide Awareness and Prevention
- Carbon Monoxide Exposure: Awareness and Prevention: Pregnancy
- Vulnerable people and Carbon Monoxide
All learners need to complete module 1 before undertaking one of the two modules on pregnancy or vulnerable people.
Feedback
We hope you will find these modules and resources useful.
We would love to hear your feedback and comments about the content and any suggestions how this can be more relevant to your practice is welcomed. Please complete the survey at the end of each module so we can make this resource work better for all. Thankyou!
Primary and secondary audiences
Primary audience
- Health and Social Care staff
- Midwifery teams
- Obstetricians
- District Nurses
- GP’s
- Home Carers / Care workers
- Support Workers
- Health Visiting teams
- Mental health care team
- Social workers
Secondary audience
All Health and Social Care staff who work with vulnerable people especially those who provide care within home settings.
Acknowledgements
The authors of the programme would like to extend their thanks and gratitude to the support of experts in their field for reviewing the modules and the funders of the programme.
The product was developed with the support of:
- Adrian McConnell – CO Research Trust
- Clea Harmer – SANDS
- Clare Livingstone – RCM
- Isabella Myers – Independent Consultant
- Julie Connolly – Senior Lecturer, School of Public and Allied Health Liverpool John Moores University
- Sani Dimitroulopoulou – UKHSA
- Sophia Garkov – UKHSA
This project was funded by:
- Our UK’s Gas Distribution Networks:
- Cadent
- Northern Gas Network
- SGN
- Wales & West Utilities
The filming was produced and directed by Keith Thomas at Sightline
Meet the team
Hilary Wareing
Programme Director iPiP
Rachel Harrison
Programme Co-ordinator iPiP
Andrew Simcoe
EngTech Technical Manager Northern Gas Networks
Dr Julie Connolly
FHEA Senior Lecturer, School of Public and Allied Health Liverpool John Moores University
Isabella Myers - BSc DIC MSc
MSRB Independent Consultant
NHSE TEL team
Sarah Gray
Programme Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
Nicole Beckford
Senior Project Manager - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
Alice Denham
Lead Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
Rachel Grant
Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
Roger Ellison
Learning Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
Evelyn Lindsay
Graphic Designer - Technology Enhanced Learning, NHS England
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NHS healthcare staff in England – ESR
The Preventing harm from environmental exposure to carbon monoxide programme is also available to NHS healthcare staff via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Accessing this e-learning via ESR means that your completions will transfer with you throughout your NHS career.
Further details about the Electronic Staff Record (ESR).
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