Things to note when sleeping in a car to avoid brain death

1. When do risks of sleeping in a car usually occur?

Sleeping in a stopped car is much more dangerous than sleeping in a moving car. The most common risks are being attacked by an outside person or object; suffocation in the car. Factors that can bring about these risks include:

- Parking to sleep in unsafe locations: Places with complex security, or deserted. Places with many vehicles running at high speed, with risk of traffic accidents.

- Leaving the car running, turning on the air conditioner, and closing the windows causes the car to be covered in CO gas, lacking oxygen.

Nowadays, most people often leave the air conditioner on while the car sensor is on. When the car sensor detects a lack of oxygen, the air conditioner will activate the mode to take in air from the outside to supplement the air. However, because the car is running, the outside air will be covered with CO gas emitted from the exhaust pipe. The inhaled CO gas will combine with the hemoglobin in the red blood cells, causing the red blood cells to be transformed and unable to transport oxygen to the body's cells. At that time, the body will fall into a state of oxygen deficiency, leading to coma or death. If alive, it is also easy to suffer from brain sequelae because the brain has no oxygen for a long time.)

- Turn off the air conditioner and close the doors, causing the air to not circulate and the oxygen to be depleted.

2. How to sleep safely in the car

You should turn off the air conditioner when sleeping.

Turning off the air conditioning in your car while you sleep will help avoid the risk of exhaust gas leaking from the exhaust pipe. This happens quite often in older cars.

When the weather is too hot and you have to use the air conditioner, you should turn on the air conditioner for a while to cool the car, then switch to outside air mode when you start to sleep.

Set alarm every 15-20 minutes

To ensure safety, you should set the alarm to wake up every 15-20 minutes. This will give you time to rest and regain alertness before continuing your journey. Unless you are sleeping overnight, you should not sleep in the car for a long time, which will make you more tired while driving.

Avoid sleeping in a car parked in a closed room.

One thing that few people pay attention to is that although cars are not airtight, garages in households are often quite airtight, and there is no way for exhaust fumes to escape if the user starts the engine and sleeps in the car. When exhaust fumes fill the room, they will leak back into the driver's compartment, with a high risk of causing unfortunate consequences. Therefore, make sure the parking area is well-ventilated before falling asleep.

Pay attention to sleeping position

You can put an extra pillow at your head and lean against the car window to increase the feeling of comfort when sleeping. Besides, you can take advantage of the back seat of the car to have a more comfortable sleeping position than sleeping sitting.

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