Symptoms of poisoning

There are many reasons that cause poisoning in life. Once signs of poisoning appear, timely treatment is needed because poisoning can endanger life and health to a great extent. No matter what kind of disease it is, it exists independently and has its own unique cause and symptoms. It is very important to understand the symptoms because the manifestation of symptoms is the only condition and way to determine whether you have the disease.

Although the method of treating the disease is very important, it is also very critical to understand the nature of the disease and the cause and symptoms. This is the first step in treatment, because only when it is diagnosed that the disease is really present can the corresponding treatment plan be implemented, so symptoms are the key. So what are the symptoms of poisoning?

Most common symptoms of acute poisoning include dizziness, sweating, nausea, vomiting, chest tightness, abdominal discomfort, abdominal pain, diarrhea, coma, etc., but some poisonings have their own unique manifestations. Acute poisoning should be considered in the following situations:

(1) Coma with red lips due to acute carbon monoxide or cyanide poisoning;

(2) Coma with cyanosis of the skin and lips due to nitrite or methylene blue poisoning;

(3) Coma with bilateral pupil constriction caused by poisoning from opioids, heroin-type drugs, organophosphorus pesticides, poisonous mushrooms, and certain sleeping pills;

(4) coma with bilateral pupil dilation caused by botulinum toxin, atropine-type drugs, or hydride poisoning;

(5) The three-stream phenomenon (tears, runny nose, and drooling) indicates organophosphorus pesticide poisoning;

96) Abnormal breath odor: garlic smell is seen in organophosphorus poisoning, bitter almond smell is seen in cyanide poisoning, and wine smell is seen in alcohol poisoning;

(7) Continuous and severe convulsions caused by strychnine or fluoroacetamide poisoning.

The patient's emotional and mental state

Does the patient have great mental pressure; does he have a heavy mental and psychological burden; has he encountered major setbacks in life and work, such as illness, loss of loved ones, unemployment, broken love, etc.; whether he has confidence in life; whether he has thoughts of suicide; whether his personality is introverted or extroverted; whether he has ever been depressed or suffers from depression, etc.

The process in which a chemical substance from the outside world enters the human body and reacts with human tissues, causing temporary or permanent damage to the body is called poisoning. Poisoning in life includes accidental poisoning, homicide poisoning (poisoning), suicide poisoning, poisoning caused by drug abuse, and poisoning caused by environmental pollution. Clinically, it can be divided into acute poisoning (onset within 24 hours after the poison enters the body), chronic poisoning (onset two months after the poison enters the body), and subacute poisoning (between acute and subacute poisoning). Acute poisoning has a sudden onset and progresses rapidly, which can quickly endanger the patient's life. It must be identified as soon as possible and emergency treatment measures must be taken. All substances that can cause poisoning are collectively called poisons, which include two major categories: chemical poisons and biological poisons. The former are chemical substances such as drugs, industrial poisons, military poisons, etc., while the latter are divided into animal poisons (snake venom, puffer fish poison, etc.) and plant poisons (such as bitter almonds, poisonous mushrooms, etc.). In addition, poisons can be classified from different angles.

The above introduces the symptoms that may occur when poisoning occurs. When similar situations occur, they need to be resolved in a timely manner. Because there are many reasons for poisoning, all phenomena are possible. Only by understanding the situation in time and if confirmed, timely treatment is needed, otherwise it will cause serious harm to the body.