Cinnabar poisoning symptoms?

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Cinnabar, also known as cinnabar, cinnabar, red lead and mercury sand, is a natural ore of mercury sulfide (chemical name: HGS). It is bright red, with diamond luster to metallic luster, and belongs to the cubic crystal system. Cinnabar is mainly composed of mercuric sulfide, but often mixed with realgar, apatite, asphaltene, etc. Cinnabar poisoning symptoms? Let's talk about it

Cinnabar poisoning symptoms?

Gastrointestinal manifestations included nausea, vomiting, bloody mucus, metallic taste in mouth, sore throat and increased saliva; The oral mucosa was hyperemia, edema, necrosis, gingival swelling, bleeding and ulceration; Burning sensation and diarrhea were found in the upper abdomen,

In the early stage, the patient presented with neurasthenia. Later, he was easily excited, irritable, afraid, bored, depressed, shy, courageous, and lost self-confidence. Occasionally, he had fantasies, hallucinations, mania, insomnia, and memory loss,

There are also epistaxis, chronic rhinitis, retrobulbar optic neuritis, visual impairment, narrow vision or dark spots, systemic mercury toxic dermatitis and menstrual disorders in women. Moderate or mild poisoning can cause kidney damage within 4-10 days. If not handled properly, it can turn into chronic disease. In severe cases, renal necrosis can occur within 1-2 days, causing oliguria, uremia, and even death

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Immediately apply 2% sodium bicarbonate solution or water to gastric lavage, take 300 ~ 400ml milk or goat's milk, or more than ten raw eggs, so as to combine protein with mercury and delay absorption, but it must be repeatedly poured in and washed out. Take orally or inject 100 ~ 200ml 10% medicinal carbon suspension through gastric tube to absorb poison. If necessary, use catharsis or enema. Do not use normal saline for gastric lavage and enema, because it can increase absorption