How painful is it to drink paraquat?

When humans first came into being, there were no crops, so there was no threat to the grass growing on the earth. Later, with the emergence of crops, people began to have prejudices against grass, because grass threatened the growth of crops. The growth of crops requires fertilizers, but fertilizers will also promote the growth of grass. So farmers began to find ways to weed, but they did not want to remove all grass. For those that did not threaten the growth of crops, they had no suggestions. Some even wanted the grass to be more lush so that they could feed livestock.

In ancient China, agriculture was the main industry, and people tried every possible way to weed. At first, they used shovels. Later, in order to get rid of weeds more completely and quickly, fertilizers were invented. The best fertilizer for weeding was paraquat, which could not only weed but also kill people. Fertilizers can kill insects because they are very toxic. Some people may say that medical technology is more advanced nowadays and drinking pesticides can save the life. There is no doubt that this is true, but if you drink paraquat, even a great god will be unable to help. What is going on?

This requires us to talk about the characteristics of paraquat. Paraquat is highly permeable. Once it is ingested into the stomach, it will immediately begin to combine with the cells in the human body, and then gradually enter the body to cause changes in the cells. Its most direct method is to prevent cells from absorbing CO2. Without CO2, every organ in the human body will gradually deteriorate. This is the principle by which paraquat causes death. Therefore, be careful when using paraquat for weeding. Do not touch it hard and do not let it come into contact with your skin. Some strong fertilizers are also corrosive. Even if you do not drink it, it can be harmful to your skin if it comes into contact with your skin. If you accidentally get it on your skin, clean it up immediately.

If you have fertilizers like paraquat at home, you must keep them away from children. You must also prepare adequate countermeasures when using paraquat. Paraquat is as terrible as poison. If you drink it, you will die. Now that the quality of life has improved, we must cherish our lives, have a good living condition, and not lose confidence in life. Some people may think that they will die immediately after drinking paraquat. In fact, this is not true. Because the killing principle of paraquat takes time, so it is not easy to die immediately after drinking paraquat. Instead, you will struggle in pain for a few days and then slowly die. This kind of death process is the most painful.

How painful is it to drink paraquat?

The clinical symptoms of patients with paraquat poisoning are related to the method and amount of ingestion of harmful substances. Skin lesions such as erythema, erosion, and ulcers will appear at the site of contact with the harmful substances; the main respiratory manifestations are cough, dyspnea and pulmonary edema, which usually cause focal pulmonary fibrosis in 2-3 weeks and lead to the death of the patient. Liver failure and kidney failure are also key causes of death in patients.

There is currently no effective way to detoxify paraquat poisoning. It can only be treated by early gastric lavage, vomiting, catharsis, blood analysis, large-dose hormone shock therapy, etc., and the prognosis is very bleak. Even if most patients can receive treatment in a very short period of time, it is very rare for them to recover. Most of them can only prolong their lives for a period of time, and the treatment process is very painful. In other words, if a certain amount of paraquat is taken orally and treatment is not immediate, the mortality rate is very high.