The emergency department of the First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City received more than 20 cases of this "disease" in a month, all of which were sent one by one

Since the port city has cooled down all the way, in order to resist the "magic attack" of winter, the villagers have put the "winter three-piece set" - coal stove, hot pot, hot bath are all set up, does it sound very comfortable? But the emergency department of the First People's Hospital of Lianyungang City can follow the bustle: more than 20 cases of carbon monoxide poisoning patients have been treated in a month, all of which are three-piece sets of troubles - coal hot pot eating faint, coal stove bathing and washing faint... They were all sent one by one!

The daughter-in-law bathed her mother-in-law, and both were sent to the emergency department for rescue

A mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were admitted to the emergency observation ward of Lian Yi Medical Department, and the mother-in-law was paralyzed in bed because of cerebral infarction, and the daughter-in-law was taken care of at home. A few days ago, the daughter-in-law thought that she had not bathed her mother-in-law for a long time in winter, so she burned a coal stove at home, closed the windows and doors tightly, afraid that her mother-in-law would get cold, and as a result, she washed and washed, and both of them fainted and fell to the ground.

After a while, the husband went out and came back to open the door, saw both of them fall to the ground, and then looked at the coal stove with green smoke on the side, and was shocked, "Oh, isn't it coal poisoning?" Quickly dragged the two men outside the door, opened the window for ventilation, and dialed 120.

By the time of the emergency department of the First Medical High-tech Hospital, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were already delirious, and they had been emotionally irritable, their bodies had been moving wildly, their breathing was getting more and more urgent, and they were even nausea and vomiting. Immediately after receiving the diagnosis, the doctor judged that it was carbon monoxide poisoning, and immediately carried out emergency treatment such as oxygen inhalation and opening of intravenous access, and notified the hyperbaric oxygen doctor to urgently carry out hyperbaric oxygen treatment.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is to inhale oxygen in an environment of more than one atmosphere, which provides a scientific and effective treatment method for the treatment of various ischemic and hypoxia-related diseases, effectively improving patient prognosis and reducing disability rate. After two weeks of hyperbaric oxygen treatment, at present, the two people have gone home sober!

Winter invisible killer – carbon monoxide poisoning

Carbon monoxide (CO) is a colorless, odorless gas, but flammable and explosive. When inhaled, it causes a decrease in blood oxygen levels, with manifestations dominated by damage to the central nervous system and may be accompanied by different complications.

There are three main causes of carbon monoxide poisoning: one is the charcoal hot pot, family, friends group to eat charcoal hot pot, because of poor environmental ventilation, a long time in the enclosed space led to CO poisoning; the second is the coal stove heating, in the closed environment using coal stove, charcoal fire, earth kang, fire wall and other heating methods, many older people like to roast in the plastic greenhouse to cause CO poisoning; the third is the water heater bath, the use of gas, gas water heater for a long time in the enclosed space bath, or because of improper installation, unqualified quality led to CO poisoning.

What should I do if I find that my family member has CO poisoning?

1. Open the window for ventilation, turn off the gas, remove the stove, and get out of the poisoned environment as soon as possible;

2. For patients who are in a coma, they should pay attention to cleaning up the vomit and secretions of the mouth and nose;

3. Patients found to have cardiac arrest should undergo cardiopulmonary resuscitation immediately;

4. Immediately dial the 120 emergency number and send it to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.

CO poisoning treatment artifact - hyperbaric oxygen

Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning should also continue hyperbaric oxygen therapy after being discharged from the hospital and return home, because patients with carbon monoxide poisoning will have a period of false healing, and after the false healing period, they will be comatose again, and neurological sequelae such as dementia wood zombie psychosis, tremor paralysis syndrome sensorimotor difficulties and other neurological sequelae.

Therefore, it must not be taken lightly, and once CO poisoning patients have similar symptoms at home, they must seek medical attention immediately.

Even a warm reminder of the medical emergency department to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning, we must pay attention to the following situations:

Try to avoid burning charcoal at home for heating, when burning coal stoves, we must do a good job of unobstructed smoke exhaust pipes, and pay attention to adequate ventilation;

Before going to bed, check whether the coal stove is completely extinguished, do not burn charcoal in the bedroom for heating, and the building residents regularly check whether the gas valve is closed.

Gas appliances are installed in places with good outward ventilation and are not placed in bathrooms or bedrooms.

To prevent gas leakage, when the gas stove is not lit continuously, the window should be opened for ventilation and ignited later.

When using charcoal as fuel to eat hot pot and barbecue, be sure to pay attention to indoor ventilation.

Yangtze Evening News/Purple Cow News Reporter Zhang Lingfei Correspondent Xu Ling Song Dan

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