By VICE News June 12, 2016 | 10:25 pm A 29-year-old man killed at least 50 people and wounded 53 others at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning in the worst mass shooting in US history. President Barack Obama said from the White House that the shooting was an act of terror and hate, and represented an attack on all Americans.
Expected Duration. Carbon monoxide gas leaves the body the same way it got in, through the lungs. In fresh air, it takes four to six hours for a victim of carbon monoxide poisoning to exhale about half of the inhaled carbon monoxide in their blood.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Carbon monoxide poisoning is caused by inhaling combustion fumes. When too much carbon monoxide is in the air you're breathing, your body replaces the oxygen in your red blood cells with carbon monoxide. This prevents oxygen from reaching your tissues and organs. Various fuel-burning products and engines produce carbon monoxide.