What are the effects of carbon monoxide?

Carbon monoxide connects to red blood cells, stealing oxygen from your body it needs to survive. It combines with these cells more than 200 times more smoothly than oxygen, resulting in a condition known as carboxyhemoglobin saturation.

Carbon monoxide, instead of oxygen, then gets taken to the vital organs via the bloodstream. Simply put, carbon monoxide deprives your body of oxygen. Organs require oxygen; when they lack it, they begin to suffocate.

Your body requires a long time to get rid of carbon monoxide; however, it can be taken in much faster.