The danger of poisoning can occur everywhere and always: due to a poorly closed gas tap, a forgotten package of medicines, ornamental flowers growing in the garden or cleaning products daily used in everyday life. Poison can be re-heated food or a badly grilled chicken. There are always places where poisonous snakes are also found, such as vipers and mushroom pickers, which sting quite seldom. Although there are warning symbols on containers with cleaning agents or alcohol, they are usually not paid attention to them.
And little children do not frighten any symbols or inscriptions at all. Even the experienced housewives at least once had to make sure that when mixing two different cleaning agents, a chemical reaction can occur with the release of poisonous chlorine vapor. If suspected of poisoning is very important to remain calm, urgently take the necessary measures and immediately call the NSR or go to the hospital. The poison can be removed from the body by causing vomiting. In addition, the excretion of the poison is facilitated by laxative drugs.
Be careful when spraying plants with chemicals! They can be poisoned.
Where to go for help?
In case of poisoning, it is necessary to give the patient first aid, depending on the type of poisoning - to cause vomiting, to wash the poison off the skin or to remove the patient to fresh air. Call the SMP. You can deliver the patient himself to the toxicology department of the nearest hospital.
Recognize and treat
Symptoms of poisoning: delayed pulse, bruising, discoloration of the skin or its swelling, nausea, vomiting, paralysis or convulsions, upsets of consciousness until complete loss and shock. The patient, who is in shock, does not react to stimuli, looks relaxed. This condition is life-threatening, as the vital functions of the body are violated. Blood from the heart and brain drains into the highly dilated blood vessels of the abdominal cavity. The patient is pale, his pulse is weakly palpated, the skin is moist and cool. The patient in shock should be laid so that his head would be slightly lower than the legs, and cover with a wool blanket. Before the doctor's arrival, the patient can be given a drink of some liquid.
The main thing is not to destroy traces of poison
If you suspect a poisoning is very important not to destroy the traces and remnants of poison. Prior to the arrival of the doctor, in no case should you throw away, for example, bottles or packages from drugs, cleaning products, remove vomit - this determines the tactics of first aid. If it is known that the NSR will not arrive soon, the patient should be given an activated charcoal. About an hour later, he should take laxative drugs. If the patient does not vomit, he is recommended to drink a warm solution of table salt.
The more often (A) are poisoned, the symptoms of poisoning (B) and the urgent relief measures (B)
A. Fish and meat
B. Vomiting, diarrhea, circulatory disturbance.
B. Measures that promote vomiting, laxatives, activated carbon, sometimes oxygen.
A. Sleeping Pills
B. Rapidly onset deep sleep, rapid pulse and breathing, circulatory disturbance, paralysis.
B. Vomiting, activated charcoal, coffee, artificial respiration, indirect heart massage.
A. Insecticides (E 605)
B. Choking, narrowed pupils, vomiting, diarrhea, loss of consciousness.
B. Fresh air, activated carbon, vomiting agents.
A. Cyanic acid (bitter almonds)
B. Hoarseness, the smell of bitter almonds from the mouth, headache, impaired vision, breathing and heart activity
B. Vomiting, artificial respiration, shock treatment.
A. Chlorine vapors
B. Choking, convulsive coughing, loss of voice, skin of a bluish hue.
B. Fresh air, oxygen, inhalation of water vapor.
A. Rakita (a willow species)
B. Vomiting, choking, nausea, fear, pain in the stomach.
B. Vomiting, activated charcoal, laxatives, coffee.