What are the symptoms of gas poisoning? What should you do if you have gas poisoning?

In life, we may encounter some accidents and injuries. Gas poisoning is also a common phenomenon. This can be said to be a very dangerous thing. If rescue is not carried out in time after the symptoms of gas poisoning appear, then severe gas poisoning may bring life-threatening danger. Even if it is finally rescued, it may also lead to serious consequences such as dementia. Therefore, it is necessary to understand what symptoms gas poisoning will bring .

If gas poisoning occurs due to an accident, the victim will show some related symptoms. At this time, immediate treatment must be taken. Otherwise, waiting until the poisoning becomes severe will bring extremely serious consequences. The following experts will introduce the symptoms of gas poisoning.

1. Lightweight

The poisoning time is short, and the carboxyhemoglobin in the blood is 10% to 20%. The early symptoms of poisoning include headache, dizziness, palpitations, nausea, vomiting, weakness in the limbs, and even brief fainting. The patient is generally conscious and the symptoms disappear quickly after inhaling fresh air and leaving the poisoned environment, and generally no sequelae are left.

2. Medium

If the poisoning lasts a little longer, carboxyhemoglobin in the blood will account for 30% to 40%. In addition to mild symptoms, other symptoms may include sweating, irritability, unsteady gait, pale skin, confusion, drowsiness, fatigue, collapse or coma. The skin and mucous membranes will appear the cherry red color unique to gas poisoning. If rescued in time, the patient can wake up quickly and recover completely within a few days, generally with no sequelae.

3. Heavy Duty

If the patient is discovered too late, has inhaled too much gas, or inhaled high concentrations of carbon monoxide in a short period of time, the blood carboxyhemoglobin concentration is often above 50%. The patient will be in a deep coma, all reflexes will disappear, he will suffer from incontinence, cold limbs, low blood pressure, rapid breathing, and will soon die. Generally, the longer the coma lasts, the worse the prognosis, and it often leaves sequelae such as dementia, memory and comprehension loss, and limb paralysis. Especially when poisoning occurs during sleep at night, the person is often not discovered until the next day, at which point he or she is usually unconscious, with clenched jaws, twitching body, incontinence, cherry-red face and lips, faster breathing and pulse, increased blood pressure, irregular heartbeat, rales in the lungs, and possibly an increase in body temperature. Extremely critically ill patients suffer from sustained deep coma, weak pulse, irregular breathing, low blood pressure, and may also have a high fever of 40°C. At this time, their lives are in danger and the mortality rate is high. Even if they are lucky enough to survive, they will be left with serious sequelae such as dementia, paralysis, and loss of ability to work and live.

Through the explanations of the above experts, we have a clearer understanding of the symptoms of gas poisoning. We hope that when we find the above mild symptoms of gas poisoning, we can be sufficiently vigilant and carry out rescue and treatment in time to avoid serious consequences. It is a pity if you lose your life due to gas poisoning.