Liquefied gas poisoning

Due to the increasing pressure of life, people's spirits are stretched to the extreme, on the critical point of breaking. Therefore, they always lose things. Today they forget to eat, tomorrow they forget to buy groceries, the day after tomorrow they forget to lock the door, they forget to bring their keys and so on. These are all insignificant. But some are more serious, for example, adding the wrong materials to a chemical experiment, forgetting to turn off the liquefied gas, etc., which can cause serious harm to life.

Many people, due to excessive mental tension, forget to turn off the liquefied gas after cooking. They don’t feel anything at first, but over time, the liquefied gas fills the entire house. Especially in winter when the doors and windows are closed tightly, people will be poisoned by the liquefied gas. So, what to do in case of liquefied gas poisoning?

(1 ) The patient should be removed from the poisoning environment as quickly as possible and moved to an open, ventilated area outdoors. Doors and windows should be opened immediately to allow for air circulation. [Warning: Before ensuring air circulation in the poisoned environment, do not use equipment that is prone to produce open flames or electric sparks, such as electric lights, telephones, mobile phones, televisions, gas stoves, flashlights, candles, etc., to prevent high carbon monoxide concentrations from exploding when exposed to open flames. 】

(2) Loosen the buttons, keep the airway open, clear the oral and nasal secretions, ensure the patient can breathe independently, and provide adequate oxygen inhalation.

(3) Patients should rest quietly and avoid activities that increase the burden on the heart and lungs and increase oxygen consumption.

(4) Poisoned patients who are unconscious must be taken out of the poisoning environment as quickly as possible. The patient’s breathing, pulse, and blood pressure must be checked in the shortest possible time, and emergency treatment must be given based on these conditions.

(5) If the person stops breathing and heartbeat, artificial respiration and cardiac massage should be performed immediately.

(6) Once the patient’s condition stabilizes, the patient should be escorted to the hospital as soon as possible for further examination and treatment. [Warning: Even if the patient is less poisoned and out of danger, or has mild symptoms, he or she should go to the hospital for examination as soon as possible and receive treatment such as glucose injection, VC, oxygen inhalation, etc. to reduce the risk of sequelae. Remember to avoid becoming complacent just because you are out of danger for a while, and not going to the hospital for treatment, which may lead to serious sequelae such as memory loss and dementia. 】

(7) Try to perform hyperbaric oxygen chamber treatment as early as possible to reduce sequelae. Even mild or moderate cases should be treated with hyperbaric oxygen chamber.

Liquefied gas poisoning is very scary. If not treated in time, it may even be life-threatening. The above are the treatment methods for liquefied gas poisoning. Now that you have a certain understanding of it, when an accident occurs, you can use the above methods to save yourself. In order to avoid delaying treatment due to panic and causing life-threatening consequences.