【Owner's home car knowledge】Winter is coming, the car needs to add antifreeze equipment, mainly to add antifreeze to the car's cooling system and replace the antifreeze window water. However, since antifreeze is mostly odorless liquid, and some drivers often like to use beverage bottles to hold antifreeze for convenience, it is easy to be mistaken for water or drinks by others. So, what is the harm of antifreeze being drunk by mistake and how should the car owner store it?
antifreeze:
Automobile antifreeze is used in the cooling system of automobile engine. It is generally composed of base fluid and additives, and is packed in a special container. Commonly used automobile antifreeze is ethylene glycol type. The main component that causes human poisoning is ethylene glycol, which usually accounts for 30% to 70% of antifreeze. If people take 30 to 50 ml of antifreeze by mistake, obvious symptoms of poisoning will appear, and drinking more than 100 ml at a time can cause death. , so once the antifreeze is taken by mistake, it should be sent to the hospital for treatment as soon as possible.
The harm and countermeasures of drinking antifreeze by mistake:
Some time ago, two men in Anshan were thirsty while driving, mistakenly drank antifreeze fluid as a drink, and were admitted to the hospital one after another. One of them suffered from uremia because he drank too much, and is currently living on dialysis. The doctor reminded that if you accidentally ingest the poison, you must go to the hospital for gastric lavage as soon as possible, preferably within 4 hours.
1. After ingestion by mistake, you should pick the root of your tongue to induce vomiting as soon as possible, and go to the hospital in time for gastric lavage to remove the poison.
2. Severe patients should undergo hemodialysis in time to remove ethylene glycol and its metabolites, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of renal failure.
3. At the same time, symptomatic and supportive therapy should be actively adopted to correct acidosis, maintain water and electrolyte balance, monitor the functional changes of important organs, and prevent and treat cerebral edema, heart failure, pulmonary edema, and renal failure.
Antifreeze Storage Guidelines:
Antifreeze is eaten by mistake, usually because it is packed in a beverage bottle. Therefore, car owners must pay attention to the storage of antifreeze, and avoid using beverage bottles as much as possible. If you really can’t find a suitable container, you must write the name of the storage thing on the bottle. At the same time, remember to keep the antifreeze out of the reach of children to prevent children from swallowing it by mistake.
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