A HUDDERSFIELD mother is worried other parents could suffer the heartbreaking loss of a child due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

Stacey Rodgers’s son Dominic died in his sleep at their Fartown home in 2004.

The 10-year-old was killed by carbon monoxide.

And Stacey is worried by new research which shows many people are ignorant of the symptoms.

She said: “People don’t know about this until it happens to their family. I had never heard of carbon monoxide poisoning until Dominic died.”

Research by gas safety watchdog Corgi showed that a third of people wrongly believe that carbon monoxide poisoning causes sore eyes.

The actual symptoms - including headaches, drowsiness and chest pains - can easily be confused with flu.

Stacey said: “It’s very important that people know what to look out for. If more than one person in your house gets a headache then it’s best to get your gas checked out.”

And she warned people to look out for cowboy operators.

Stacey said: “Make sure you get your gas checked by a Corgi-registered inspector and install a carbon monoxide detector as well.”

Carbon monoxide poisoning claimed 50 lives between January last year and this April and caused 218 injuries.

But Corgi’s research showed more than half of people have never even considered this risk and seven out of 10 don’t have a carbon monoxide detector – compared to just one in 10 who don’t have a smoke alarm.

Corgi spokesman Dan Caesar said: “Every death from carbon monoxide poisoning is completely needless and avoidable.

“People need to familiarise themselves with the symptoms and follow basic safety steps.”

For details visit www.trustcorgi.com