What to do about arsenic poisoning

Maybe some people don’t know what substance causes arsenic poisoning. This is very confusing. In fact, arsenic poisoning is what we often call arsenic trioxide. I think everyone understands this. Generally speaking, arsenic rarely appears in our lives, but accidents do exist. The water in some places contains relatively high levels of arsenic. If you drink too much, you will suffer from arsenic poisoning.

We need to pay attention to arsenic poisoning, because once this disease occurs, we need to deal with it in a timely manner. We should learn some emergency treatment measures. Friends who don’t understand can read below.

Arsenic poisoning is often called arsenic poisoning, which is mostly caused by accidental ingestion or overdose of medicine. In China, most arsenic poisoning is caused by excessive arsenic content in drinking water. Inhalation of powder, fumes or contamination during the production and processing process can cause skin poisoning. Arsenic has metallic properties and its toxicity is extremely low, but its compounds such as oxides, salts and organic compounds are toxic.

Poison Treatment

In case of accidental oral poisoning, gastric lavage with warm water, saline or 1% sodium bicarbonate should be performed as soon as possible, followed by injection of 30 g of activated carbon, 20-40 g of magnesium oxide or protein water. Freshly prepared ferric hydroxide can also be taken orally immediately to form insoluble ferric arsenate with arsenic, and then sodium sulfate can be given as a catharsis.

There are specific antidotes for acute arsenic poisoning. Sodium disodium sulfoxide and disodium butyl sulfoxide have good arsenic-removing effects. Penicillamine also has a certain arsenic-removing effect and should be used as soon as possible (the dosage and method of use need to be in accordance with the doctor's instructions). Pay attention to preventing, treating and correcting dehydration, shock and electrolyte imbalance. Severely ill patients should be given hemodialysis as soon as possible. Hemodialysis can effectively remove arsenic from the blood and prevent and treat acute renal failure.

Chronic arsenic poisoning can be treated with 10% sodium thiosulfate injected intravenously to assist renal excretion. Skin or mucous membrane lesions can be applied externally with 2.5% diisopropyl alcohol ointment or dexamethasone ointment. When delayed polyneuropathy occurs, symptomatic treatment is given.

This article introduces information about what to do if you are suffering from arsenic poisoning. I hope everyone can pay attention to this situation. For some emergencies in life, we can learn more about emergency response measures. This is a good guarantee for our own health and also protects the health of others.