The incubation period of carbon monoxide poisoning depends on the severity of carbon monoxide poisoning, the duration of poisoning, and the post-poisoning resuscitation measures, and cannot be generalized. If the degree of carbon monoxide poisoning is mild, it is possible to recover completely after timely and effective treatment, and there is no incubation period for this condition. If carbon monoxide poisoning is detected late and the degree of poisoning is heavy, it may cause serious sequelae, such as the possibility of late-onset encephalopathy, which generally appears within two months after the poisoning, manifesting as dizziness, headache, weakness, unresponsiveness, inattention, urinary and fecal incontinence, and even coma. After carbon monoxide poisoning occurs, you should first get out of the carbon monoxide environment quickly, move to fresh air to prevent continued inhalation of carbon monoxide, and pay attention to keeping warm, and then go to the emergency department of a hospital for treatment in a timely manner.