Although strychnine is a drug that can be used to treat diseases, it has a certain degree of toxicity, normal symptomatic medicine, according to the amount of consumption will not be harmful, but if the control of the amount is not good or incorrect use of the words, it may be poisoned, strychnine poisoning symptoms are:
1, mild symptoms of intoxication
Mildly The symptoms of strychnine poisoning include dizziness, strong pain, numbness of the tongue, tight lips, and slight twitching of the muscles of the body.
2, moderate and severe poisoning symptoms
In severe cases, there will be a whole body muscle spasms, arch upside down, teeth tightly closed, stiff smile, eyes staring, gradually blue, pupil dispersion, pulse acceleration and other symptoms. In addition, there are atypical clinical manifestations such as tinnitus, deafness, bilateral nerve paralysis, etc. Severe poisoning can lead to cardiac arrest and death.
3, the early manifestations of strychnine poisoning
The early symptoms of strychnine poisoning include dizziness, lightheadedness, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, itching, pain, burning, abdominal pain, irritability, slow heartbeat, elevated blood pressure, accelerated respiration, spasms of chewing muscles and neck muscles, difficulty in swallowing, accelerated respiration, pupil dilation, and generalized tightness.
There will also be extensor and flexor muscles, there will also be extreme contraction, which is a very typical symptom, from clonic to tonic in a horny position, the time will be about ten minutes, or longer, and the duration can be over a few seconds to a few minutes, and any stimulus can make the convulsions reoccur, and the muscles relax after the convulsions.
In severe cases of poisoning, medullary paralysis may occur, and death may result from respiratory paralysis, asphyxia, or heart failure or ventricular fibrillation.
Two, strychnine poisoning rescue methods
Mistakenly taking strychnine or overdose strychnine poisoning, you need to take timely measures to avoid harming human health or even life, strychnine poisoning, rescue methods are:
1, the poisoned person needs to lie quietly in the dark room, to avoid the cold stimulus to reduce the factors that induce convulsions.
2, the Chinese medicine detoxification method according to the different degrees of poisoning have not the same medicinal preparation.
(1) mild poisoning, no obvious convulsions can be in accordance with 100 grams of mung beans, 100 grams of raw licorice, decoction of frequent service; or 30 grams of licorice, 6 grams of honey, 120 grams of mung beans, decoction of frequent service.
(2) moderate poisoning, with obvious convulsions then according to 6 grams of windbreak, 10 grams of licorice, 12 grams of hooked vine, 5 grams of ginger, 2 grams of green deodorant concoction of decoction, punch or decoction of water to take.
(3) severe convulsions with centipede 3, 6 grams of scorpion, powdered once instilled (children reduce the amount).
3, through the western medicine, physical methods to remove the poison is: the use of potassium permanganate solution to wash the stomach, effective removal of toxic ingredients in the gastric juice, reduce the absorption of poison; immediately with diazepam, phenobarbital, phenyltuin sodium and other drugs can be injected intravenously to control the convulsions, or 10% chloral hydrate retention of the enema.
After gastric lavage, enema, and catheterization, in order to protect the gastric mucosa from damage, egg white and milk can be taken.
For patients with severe spasm that is difficult to control, muscle relaxants can be applied on the basis of tracheal intubation and artificial ventilation.
4, the whole process of removing toxins, you need to pay attention to maintain water and electrolyte balance, correct acidosis, maintain adequate urine output, and protect renal function.