Carbon dioxide (CO2) and carbon monoxide (CO) are colorless gasses that can cause serious brain injury and death. People die from inhaling these gasses at work and at home from poor ventilation and faulty equipment.
If you or a loved one have been a victim of asphyxiation from carbon monoxide or carbon dioxide and you live in Osage Beach, MO, speak with Dickman Law. Our personal injury lawyers know how to pursue claims for asphyxiation injuries from these two gasses.
How do I Prove Fault if I’m Poisoned By CO2 or CO?
If you wish to get compensation for carbon dioxide or monoxide exposure, you have to prove that someone’s negligence caused it. Instead of trying to prove it yourself, have one of our lawyers investigate the situation to see if you have a claim.
We’ll work to discover the source of the leak and who let it get out of hand. If they could have fixed it but chose not to, that is a breach of their duty of care, and they could be liable for paying for your medical bills.
If we find a manufacturing defect, we can work with experts to prove that a fault in the construction or the design of a product caused harmful CO and CO2 to leak into the environment and poison you.
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What Damages Could I Receive?
CO and CO2 exposure often require hospitalization and oxygen treatment, and it’s possible to relapse even with care if there is too much exposure. These treatments are expensive and may require time off work, but you can get compensated if you win your case. Some of the damages you could receive include:
- All medical expenses related to your exposure
- All lost wages from your treatment and recovery
- Disability payments if you cannot work as well as you once did
- Non-economic damages like pain and suffering
If you have lost a loved one because of exposure to these gasses, our CO2 asphyxiation attorneys in Osage Beach, MO, can help you with a wrongful death claim to cover the costs of final expenses and to cushion your family from the financial shocks of your loved one’s loss.
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Can I Sue My Employer if I Was Exposed at Work?
You will need to go through the workers’ compensation system if your employer exposed you to CO or CO2 at work. You cannot sue your employer except in very rare circumstances of deliberate exposure. However, you can still get compensation for lost wages and medical costs.
It may also be possible to sue a third party against other parties. If a contractor or machine manufacturer was the source of the leak, you could sue them for economic and non-economic damages.
Seeking legal advice after your exposure will help you understand your legal options and what you need to do to get compensation for what happened. Dickman Law can help you with your workers’ compensation claim to help you maximize your compensation.
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Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Dioxide
Carbon monoxide is a byproduct of burning fuels. It’s an odorless and colorless gas that is poisonous to humans. It’s undetectable to human sense before it makes you ill through asphyxiation, a lack of oxygen.
The reason it’s so dangerous is that this compound will try to take the place of oxygen in your body. This causes slow asphyxiation in the body that our bodies can’t detect until it’s too late. Too much carbon monoxide inhalation will kill you and can cause permanent brain damage in survivors, especially children and the elderly.
Carbon dioxide, the gas we breathe out naturally, is also odorless and colorless and can cause you to die if too much builds up. However, our bodies can detect when we have too much CO2 and will make us feel like we’re choking until we can breathe oxygen again.
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Symptoms of Exposure
The exposure symptoms are the same for both gasses, except that carbon monoxide is undetectable until the symptoms appear. Here are the signs to watch for:
- Weakness
- Confusion
- Chest pain
- Headaches and dizziness
- Shortness of breath
- Nausea
- Rapid heartbeat
- Shock
- Loss of consciousness
- Coma
Other diseases share these symptoms. Many victims think they’re coming down with a serious cold, lie down, and never wake up. If you suffered these symptoms and got diagnosed with asphyxiation from carbon dioxide or monoxide exposure, turn to us for legal advice.
How do People Get Exposed to CO2 and CO?
At home, accidental carbon monoxide poisoning happens when something burns inside a space. Running your car inside your garage can cause carbon monoxide to build up, as can a faulty furnace or an improper repair or installation of a gas line.
All homes should install carbon monoxide detectors if they use natural gas or run an engine inside of their garage. If you stay at someone’s house and get carbon monoxide poisoning because they didn’t have a detector, you could get compensation from them or the manufacturer of whatever caused the leak.
There are also workplace situations where you could get exposed to carbon monoxide. An exposure event at work could become the basis of a workers’ compensation claim. Our CO and CO2 asphyxiation lawyers in Osage Beach, MO, can help you make your claim.
Contact Our CO2 and CO Asphyxiation Lawyers
Dickman Law has handled asphyxiation lawsuits from exposure to carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide. These events can easily kill victims or create disabilities that can last months or years. You might not be able to return to work. Let our Osage Beach, MO, CO2 asphyxiation lawyers help you with the financial costs of your accident.
We will help you get justice. Find out if you have a case by calling or emailing Dickman Law for a free consultation. Your consultation is free and without obligation.
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