Just wondering really - the hotel room my mum was staying in got soaked by diesel (long story!) and was thus really full of fumes.
I've tried googling to see the effects of diesel fumes but just come up with stuff about diesel exhaust fumes and a bit about petrol sniffing but nothing useful. I'm just worried becuase I know petrol is dangerous to inhale and diesel fumes are not an everyday occurrence.
She now has a really nasty cough and isn't feeling very well. But not sure if it's just a nasty bug or if it is related to the diesel.
She has been to the doctor, but she also just apparently googled diesel fumes and came up with 'can't see anything, only about exhaust fumes so hopefully you will be ok'.
She ended up in these fumes for over a couple of hours as she doesn't have a great sense of smell and went for a nap without realising.
The hotel went round to check rooms were empty but just knocked on doors, didn't check any further if they got no reply. It was only because other people in the group mum was with noticed she wasn't with them that they went back to check her room, they really hammered on the door and mum said it was really a struggle to wake up so it might just be because she was tired but it could be that the fumes were making her woozy. (maybe I am just a worrier!) But if they could have knocked her unconscious with prolonged exposure, then it is worrying the hotel didn't check rooms thoroughly.
So I guess my question is really - should she be worried by spending a couple of hours breathing in heavy diesel fumes (short term and long term) - and if it was you, would you send a complaint to the hotel about the way this was managed?
Thanks in advance!