"After getting drunk, I couldn't think about it for a while, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt bored, so I bought a bottle of paraquat and drank it in one sip."
Li Hongda (pseudonym) was lying on the bed, dying, and the uncle next to him had red eyes and heartache, telling us about the beginning and end of his nephew's poisoning.
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Li Hongda, 23, is an orphan who has lived with her grandparents since childhood and has deep feelings for her grandchildren. After the death of her grandparents one after another, Li Hongda lived alone, living in an old house with a storm. One day, Li Hongda was drunk, couldn't think about it for a while, and under the impulse, he actually drank a bottle of paraquat!
Soon, Li Hongda collapsed in the room, abdominal pain and vomiting hit the brain. After the neighbor heard the noise, he informed his uncle, who and his cousin rushed to the scene and took Li Hongda, who was rolling on the ground, to the hospital for rescue.
When he was just in the hospital, Li Hongda's condition was not very serious. But everyone knows that it's only a matter of time. Paraquat is lethal in 15ml, while Li Hongda drank almost 150ml.
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After realizing the seriousness of the matter, Li Hongda had a strong sense of survival.
He was very active in cooperating with the treatment, but after 48 hours, the power of paraquat began to appear. Li Hongda's throat and esophagus were severely burned, making it difficult to speak and unable to eat normally.
After 3 days, Li Hongda's condition deteriorated severely, his lungs developed fibrosis, and it became increasingly difficult to breathe. Subsequently, the doctor underwent high-dose hormone injections, barely maintaining his vital signs. After several days of rescue and treatment, he was finally able to eat normally.
Li Hongda and his relatives thought that they had escaped the disaster and began to look forward to their future lives, "I will definitely cherish my life."
Some people say, "Paraquat gives you time to regret it, does not give you a chance to live". After 18 days, hormone therapy lost its effect, the toxin invaded Li Hongda's whole body, his skin was dull, multiple organs failed, his lungs were severely fibrotic, and eventually he could not breathe and suffocated.
Eventually, on the 27th day of admission, Li Hongda left this world forever.
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Paraquat, once regarded as the "brother" of the pesticide industry, was developed by the team of Li Dejun, president of the Shandong Institute of Pesticide Science. Before the development of paraquat, Li Dejun never thought that someone would use it to end his life, and in a later interview, Li Dejun said that paraquat had no antidote and fell into meditation.
Symptoms of poisoning that occur after taking paraquat are called "acute paraquat poisoning". Medically, acute paraquat poisoning refers to systemic toxic diseases in which exposure to larger doses of paraquat in a short period of time leads to acute lung injury, liver and kidney injury.
Paraquat is so toxic because it induces cell degeneration, depriving normal cells of their original function and damaging and damaging tissues throughout the body. Specifically, the toxicity of paraquat's systemic multi-organ system damage manifests itself in:
1. Nervous system, mostly seen in patients with severe poisoning, manifested as impaired consciousness;
2. Respiratory system, manifested by chest tightness, shortness of breath, hypoxemia, progressive dyspnea;
3. Circulatory system, manifested as chest tightness, palpitations, arrhythmias, etc.;
4. Digestive system, manifested as nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, hematemesis, blood in the stool, etc.;
5. Urinary system, manifested by renal function impairment, proteinuria, elevated serum creatinine and urea nitrogen, acute renal failure, etc.
Paraquat can also damage the immune system, endocrine system, blood system, motor system bones and muscles, as well as cause contact dermatitis, eye conjunctival or corneal burns, etc., almost all of which are in a state of "poisoning".
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If you drink paraquat, will you die one hundred percent? In fact, if patients can seize the opportunity to save their lives, there is still hope of survival.
The most famous case is the 2018 fish killing incident, he mixed about 30 ml of paraquat stock solution with half a bottle of iced tea, took it together, and was taken to the hospital by his family after 10 to 15 minutes. After more than twenty days of treatment, the physical condition of the fish killer was basically restored, and only a small part of the fibrous foci were found.
That is, paraquat poisoning can be cured if there is enough time to activate the emergency mechanism. If you miss the best time, you are basically powerless to go back to heaven.
Clinically, there are three main factors influencing the prognosis of paraquat poisoning: the amount of paraquat taken and the rate at which paraquat is excreted.
At present, there is no specific drug for paraquat poisoning, but after years of exploration, there is a set of principles with relatively good treatment effects:
Remove the poison as soon as possible by terminating the contact with the poison, inducing vomiting, gastric lavage, diarrhea, enema, etc., and reducing absorption;
Timely use of diuretics, glucocorticoids and immunosuppressants, antioxidants and other drugs;
nutritional support to relieve symptoms of gastrointestinal burns caused by paraquat;
Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell therapy, etc.
Therefore, if someone around you is poisoned with paraquat, don't think that you are "dead", so as to lose the chance to survive. In addition, if you do not experience severe discomfort after taking paraquat, you should also seek medical attention promptly and do not take it lightly. Because paraquat poisoning is slower, patients who are in good condition in the early stage may also have a sharp deterioration in the later stages.
Finally, Xiao Jiu wants to tell everyone that no matter what happens, don't easily end your life, let alone drink paraquat. It is also hoped that this pesticide, which has been ordered to stop production, will not appear on the market again and reduce the occurrence of tragedies.
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Resources:
[1] "Demystifying the Death-Threatening Paraquat", Where is the poison? 》. Medical Community . 2018-03-25
[2] Death Paraquat: A Policy Test for Tens of Thousands of Lives and $5 Billion Worth of Industry. The Economic Observer.2021-10-15
[3] "Someone else drank paraquat again, this time it was the Internet celebrity "Killing Fish Brother"" . Medical Community. 2018-08-07
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