Benefits and Harms of Hydrocarbons in humans

 Benefits:

•  Electricity

• Transportation

• They serve as fuels.

•  provide us the building blocks to create products that we use every day.

•  raw materials for the production of plastics, fibers, rubbers, solvents, explosives, and industrial chemicals.

 Harms: 

• Coma

• Seizures

• Swallowing or inhaling hydrocarbons can cause lung irritation, coughing, choking, shortness of breath, and neurologic problems, and also damage to the Kidneys or Liver.

• Sniffing or breathing fumes can cause irregular heartbeats, rapid heart rate, or sudden death, particularly after exertion or stress.

• Irregular Heart rhythm.

References: 

Hydrocarbon resource - Energy Education

Hydrocarbon | Definition, Types, & Facts | Britannica

Hydrocarbon Poisoning - Injuries and Poisoning - MSD Manual Consumer Version

Hydrocarbons: The Deadly Poison Found in Everyone’s Home | Connecticut Poison Control Center.