Everyone can fall a victim of poisoning. And if in time not to take a measure, then the outcome of intoxication of an organism can be very sad, up to a lethal outcome. Of course, the health worker in this case has to help. But often happens so that the ambulance arrives not at once, and every minute is important. Therefore any person has to know about how to help the victim.
What to do if the person got poisoned?
The majority of types of poisoning are followed by the following symptoms:
- nausea;
- vomiting;
- the cutting pains in a stomach;
- diarrhea;
- heat.
If intoxication sharp, then convulsive states are possible. However the poisoning symptoms caused by various substances differ a little. And the sequence of actions of assistance should not be identical in all cases.
Let's consider several types of poisoning. Carry food to the most widespread. What to do if the person got poisoned with low-quality or expired products of food:
- To wash out a stomach. For this purpose it is necessary to drink pure not less than a liter then to press fingertips on a language root. Such actions will cause vomiting that will lead to disposal of an organism of toxic substances which got to it.
- The victim surely has to take the adsorbing drugs. The most widespread, effective and inexpensive activated carbon is considered. It needs to be accepted in large numbers: on one tablet on each ten kilograms of body weight.
- After acceptance of adsorbent it is necessary to lay down, having accepted a convenient pose.
- Indispensable condition - the use of a large amount of water. At poisoning there is organism dehydration. It is necessary to drink often.
- In the period of food intoxication it is necessary to limit itself in meal. The easy diet is recommended in the next two days.
- If the victim does not lighten, he is disturbed by pains, high temperature or a fever, then it is necessary to see a doctor without fail.
What to do if got poisoned with alcohol?
There are two causes of alcoholic intoxication:
- excessive consumption of alcohol;
- the use of counterfeit alcohol even in small doses.
The first signs that the person got poisoned with alcohol is face reddening, the strengthened sweating, expanded pupils, visual impairment, emetic desires. If not to give first aid, the victim can fall into coma.
At detection of above-mentioned symptoms it is necessary to call for ambulance. After that to cause vomiting to remove residual alcohol from a stomach. The victim cannot be stacked on a back at all. After washing of a stomach it is necessary to accept adsorbent. Fast inflow of blood to a brain will help the person to recover consciousness. For this purpose it is necessary to pound ears, to allow to smell liquid ammonia.
What to do if got poisoned with mercury?
Symptoms of poisoning with mercury vapors consist in the following: the victim in a mouth has a smack of metal, he feels pains during a saliva sglatyvaniye, nausea, his gum can bleed. At the same time the person becomes very weak and sluggish. The quicker first aid, the better will be given. But it is necessary to render it even before arrival of doctors.
The victim surely has to go out of doors. His stomach needs to be cleaned by means of the caused vomiting. After that the person needs to drink water, it is desirable with sulfur impurity. The more liquids it will be drunk, the quicker mercury will be removed from an organism.
What to do if got poisoned with carbon monoxide?
- Provide to the victim inflow of fresh air.
- If to the person does not gasp, then it is necessary to make artificial respiration.
- To bring to a nose a gauze with liquid ammonia.
- To give to the victim warm tea. Before arrival of doctors it has to drink the maximum quantity of liquid.
- In case of need to put a hot-water bottle to stupnyam.
- At a serious poisoning the victim has to be hospitalized by carbon monoxide.
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