What should I do if my two year old baby eats half a mothball?

The two-year-old baby has eaten half a mothball, and it must be taken to the hospital to find a doctor to deal with it, the mothballs are poisonous, and the baby should be taken to the hospital for examination and treatment as soon as possible, so that it will be safe.

<> are curious about everything at this time of the baby's life, and they look like they are not afraid of anything, they can stuff it into their mouths. However, in many families, in order to prevent clothes from being eaten by insects, some mothballs will be placed in the home. So what should I do if my baby eats mothballs by mistake?

1. Mothballs must be poisonous substances, when the baby eats by mistake, it is necessary to observe whether the baby's body has obvious discomfort, and the baby should be allowed to drink more water to alleviate the toxicity, and help the body metabolize such substances. However, during this period, mothers must pay attention to the fact that the baby cannot drink milk, because this will prevent the detoxification effect.

2. If the baby is found to have abnormal behavior or vomiting, lack of energy, etc., the mothers must take the baby to the doctor in time to avoid threatening the safety of life.

3. You can also induce vomiting on the baby, mainly by pressing the base of the baby's tongue to induce vomiting. However, in the process of inducing vomiting, parents also need to observe the baby's condition at any time, and once they find that something is wrong, they will immediately seek medical attention, and then let a professional doctor perform gastric lavage**.

4. After gastric lavage, mothers can give the babies some egg whites or rice cereal to relieve the pressure on the stomach. Wait until the baby is about three days old before feeding with cow's milk or breast milk.

First of all, natural mothballs are smooth, colorless or white crystals, fragrant smell, and will float in water, while synthetic mothballs have a pungent taste because they contain sodium and dichlorobenzene, and mothballs containing p-dichlorobenzene have certain toxicity, which can cause symptoms of human poisoning, such as sneezing, dizziness, vomiting, allergies, fatigue, etc., and can even cause cancer in severe cases.

At present, most of the most ** mothballs on the market contain dichlorobenzene to varying degrees, we must pay attention to the labeling on the packaging bag, if the baby accidentally comes into contact with the mothballs used to store clothes, it is toxic, so consider the possibility of poisoning, parents should not worry too much, short-term exposure is not dangerous, but long-term exposure will be harmful to the baby's body, so parents must pay attention to this aspect of the situation.

There must be something, because camphor is a kind of external insect repellent drug, which has the effect of preventing insects, moths and mildew, and is also listed as a carcinogen, so it cannot be taken internally. Mothballs are easy to cause rapid anemia, which is also very serious, so it is best to go to the hospital immediately for gastric lavage, vomiting, catharsis and other treatments to avoid dangerous situations, and infant clothes can not use mothballs. In order to determine the cause, it is best to go to a regular hospital for examination and targeted **.

If you just eat a little bit and don't feel any physical discomfort, let your child drink more water to promote excretion.

Mothballs are the most common products in life now, because of their remarkable effect on insects and odors, they have been promoted by the majority of people. Mothballs are more common in ordinary families, what to do when the children in the family accidentally eat mothballs as candy.

Can you eat mothballs.

Mothballs cannot be eaten. Mothballs are a kind of insect-proof and moisture-proof items, belonging to organic compounds, most of the Lingzheng on the market belong to synthetic mothballs, containing naphthalene white and pungent odor, which is listed as a carcinogen.

What happens if you eat it.

Children generally experience symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, shortness of breath and increased heart rate after ingesting mothballs, and children may be poisoned if they ingest 1 gram.

What should I do if my child eats mothballs?

If you have taken a small amount of mothballs by mistake, you should immediately let them drink tea or boiled water, and at the same time press the root of the child's tongue to induce vomiting, and at the same time pay attention to the child's condition. If the amount is large or symptomatic, you need to go to the hospital immediately for gastric lavage and**. Be careful not to feed milk or substances high in fat for several hours.

How to prevent children from eating mothballs by mistake.

1.Use natural mothballs, natural mothballs are colorless, the smell is fragrant and non-toxic, pay attention to keep it out of the reach of children.

2.Use alternatives to mothballs, such as bamboo charcoal packets, absorbent silicone dehumidifiers, etc.

Mothballs are harmful to babies, and most of them are made from benzene extracted from coal tar as a substitute, with a small amount of benzene dichloride added to it. Benzene is a toxic chemical raw material, which can be inhaled through the human respiratory tract, and can also be absorbed through the **, mucous membranes and digestive tract. After benzene enters the human body, it will directly damage the respiratory tract, liver, kidney and other organs.

It can also directly act on red blood cells to rupture them and cause acute hemolysis.

Ingestion of mothballs:

It is a chemical that contains naphthalene and generally manifests itself with vomiting, diarrhea, cramps, **mucosal bruising, shortness of breath, increased heart rate, etc. Children who ingest 1 gram can cause severe poisoning.

If it is ingested by mistake, you should drink tea or boiled water immediately to compress the base of the tongue to induce vomiting, but remember not to feed milk and high-fat substances within 3 hours.

Mothballs are divided into natural mothballs and synthetic mothballs.

Synthetic mothballs are organic compounds, and most of the mothballs containing naphthalene are white, have a pungent odor, and sink in water; It is classified as a carcinogen.

Natural mothballs are smooth, colorless or white crystals with a fragrant smell that float in water. Natural mothballs, also known as stinky beads, are used to prevent insects, moths and mildew, which are originally aromatic organic compounds extracted from the branches and leaves of the camphor tree. It is also used in medicine, spices, etc., and is used as a cardiotonic in medicine.

Hurry to the hospital.

Yours, your situation is the problem of the baby taking mothballs by mistake, there is no effect if the dose is not large, it is recommended to keep the drugs properly in the future, pay attention to caution.