I hope this isn't my second post here the first kinda disappeared.
Mount the CO detector near the floor. CO is heavier than room air and will concentrate on the floor first. A ceiling mounted one will provide interesting thoughts of why it didn't go off when your lying on your back staring up at it.
Actually CO when heated will rise . . . but the weight is pretty comparable to normal air so mounting a CO detector anywhere height-wise should be fine . . . plus in most cases the issue with CO is a matter of time and exposure -- unlike smoke which can kill in minutes, most folks with CO poisonings are killed in a matter of hours . . . unless there is a lot of CO . . . and in either case that much CO will set off any CO detector regardless of where it is placed height wise.
As a Paramedic I've never been to a call for CO with a wood stove involved. Mr. Murphy will find a way.
Symptoms:
Nausea
Fatigue
confusion
Head ache in a band around ....well you head
Cherry red lips is a late sign you need to act quickly
Very true . . . for years they were teaching the cherry lips and skin tone was a sign . . . but as you mentioned this is a very, very late sign and not good.
Treatment:
Call 911 and let Jake show up with his fancy meter to find the source first
If your feeling sick request a ambulance we can treat minor symptoms on scene with 100% O2
Leave the house
opening windows is up for debate cuz it makes it harder for the Fire guys to locate the source, sometimes
Serious cases need to go to a barometric chamber.
All good points . . . and I concur . . . we would rather folks just leave the house and not ventilate since it means in many cases that the CO will dissipate and we will have a harder time tracking down the potential source.
CO the silent killer, Can't smell it, taste it or see it.
You could get a bird like minors used to, when it stops tweeting..........get out!!
I think I would pass on the miner's canary in the cave trick and stick with a CO detector.