What to do about carbon monoxide poisoning

It's nothing. When you find it, you should move it to a place of air circulation and get a lot of fresh air.

Headache and dizziness of course, because of the inhalation of toxic gases. As the level of toxic gases in the body decreases, the symptoms gradually resolve.

Another thing is to be careful not to move too much.

Nothing. Gas poisoning** requires medication. The key is to pay attention to air circulation.

The severity of the disease must be determined first, and if it is serious, it is necessary to seek medical attention and carry out a low-pressure warehouse**.

Emergency treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning: When carbon monoxide poisoning is found or suspected, the following measures should be taken immediately:

1) Open doors and windows immediately to ventilate – quickly move the patient to a place with fresh air circulation, rest in bed, be quiet and keep warm.

2) Make sure the airway is clear - for those who are delirious, the head should be tilted to one side to prevent vomit from being inhaled into the airway and suffocating.

3) Put ice packs on the head to reduce cerebral edema - For people who are comatose or have convulsions, ice packs can be placed on the head to reduce cerebral edema. Because carbon monoxide inhaled into the lungs through the respiratory tract has a strong binding force to hemoglobin, carbon monoxide quickly combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which cannot carry oxygen, causing tissue hypoxia and poisoning symptoms such as central nervous system, respiratory system, and circulatory system.

4) Quickly send to a hospital with hyperbaric oxygen ** conditions - because hyperbaric oxygen can not only reduce the half-life of carboxyhemoglobin, increase carbon monoxide excretion and remove residual carbon monoxide from tissues, but also increase the amount of oxygen dissolved, reduce cerebral edema and relieve the inhibition of cytochrome enzymes.

So what do we do when we find out that someone has carbon monoxide poisoning? What should be done to reduce the hazards?

1. Immediately remove the carbon monoxide from the poisoning environment and transfer it to a fresh air environment.

2. Untie the collar of the poisoned person, keep the respiratory tract clear, pay attention to keeping warm, and then observe the breathing, pulse and body temperature of the poisoned person, and remember to call an ambulance immediately.

3. The use of oxygen therapy in the hospital can accelerate the body's excretion of CO, which is the most effective way to poison carbon monoxide. Oxygen can be inhaled by mask or hyperbaric oxygen**.

4. For coma, suffocation and respiratory arrest, endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation should be carried out in time. Let the poisoned person quickly have fresh air into the body.

5. People with severe poisoning will have cerebral edema, and intracranial pressure should be reduced and brain function restored. Dehydration**, glucocorticoids**, and drugs to promote brain recovery**.

Install the water heater in the bathroom or confined space, and do not pay attention to the ventilation ...... when burning charcoal and coal for heatingThese behaviors can become security risks without even realizing it. Carbon monoxide poisoning, also known as "gas" poisoning, can be disabling, cause lifelong suffering, and even take human life. If the prevention method is correct, it can be completely prevented, even if poisoning occurs, if the rescue is timely and the measures are appropriate, it will turn the crisis into safety.

Dr. Wang Ruiru, who has been engaged in emergency work for many years, said that the main harm of carbon monoxide is that it affects the ability of blood to carry oxygen, causing tissue hypoxia. Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning often have headache, dizziness, weakness of limbs, nausea, palpitation, pink lips like cherry color, followed by confusion, drowsiness, convulsions and even coma, the chest and abdomen panel often appear cherry red, or you can see patchy erythema or even blisters, severe cases have difficulty breathing, blood pressure drops, paleness or bruising of the panel, and damage to multiple organs such as heart, liver and kidney, resulting in death. If you see a comatose person in an environment with carbon monoxide and have the above symptoms, especially if multiple people living together have the above symptoms at the same time, you should think that they have carbon monoxide poisoning, and you should immediately rescue and call "120"**.

Rescuing a carbon monoxide poisoning patient must be of the essence. When a patient with carbon monoxide poisoning is found, the windows and doors of the room should be opened quickly to lift the patient into a well-ventilated environment. In patients with mild poisoning, the symptoms can improve on their own after a period of time.

Critically ill patients should receive immediate oxygen and be sent to hospital for emergency treatment and hyperbaric oxygen** to minimize cardiac and neurological complications and sequelae. For the unconscious, use fingertip pressure or acupuncture to the nasolabial fold below the tip of the nose to urge him to wake up. If the patient's breathing and heartbeat have stopped, CPR should be performed immediately, with chest compressions applied vertically down in the middle and lower third of the sternum, 100 blows per minute, and mouth-to-mouth rescue breaths for 2 blows per 30 compressions.

In dangerous situations such as gas leakage accidents, it is necessary to pay attention to turning off all gas switches and valves while rescuing patients, and prohibit the use of open flames or switching on and off any electrical appliances to avoid detonating the gas in the air. If necessary, call 119 Fire Police** and ask firefighters to wear gas masks to assist in the rescue.