Is death painful due to paraquat poisoning

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My grandfather is a farmer. Because he has land at home, he has been busy farming. Sometimes he needs to sprinkle pesticides. He often eats without washing his hands. As a result, he fainted in the field a few days ago. He was sent to the hospital for examination and found that it was paraquat poisoning. The doctor said that fortunately, he found it early. Today, let me tell you whether death from paraquat poisoning will be very painful.

Is death painful due to paraquat poisoning

First, after a large amount of oral administration of paraquat, pulmonary edema and pulmonary hemorrhage can rapidly appear within 24 hours, and the serious cases can be fatal. No death can be caused within 1-2 days, and then acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and delayed pulmonary fibrosis can occur.

Second: progressive dyspnea, and mostly by respiratory failure and death, in addition to the respiratory system, there are circulatory system, such as toxic myocardial damage, and even pericardial hemorrhage. Nervous system such as mental disorders, facial paralysis, hydrocephalus and bleeding and other serious toxic reactions.

Third: paraquat is highly toxic to human beings, and there is no specific antidote. The mortality of oral poisoning can reach more than 90%. Life only once, he Qizhen expensive, so when you need to use this pesticide, we must do a good job in protection measures, after use, put in the place that children can't reach, in order to avoid tragedy.

matters needing attention

The mortality of paraquat poisoning is relatively high, so we should be careful at ordinary times. Survivors should be followed up for at least half a year, and pay attention to reexamine the lung, liver and kidney functions. In view of the side effects of glucocorticoid and immunosuppressant, such as infection and osteonecrosis, we should inform the family members before use.