How to deal with tetrodotoxin poisoning?

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Puffer fish, also known as blunt fish, bubble fish, delicious meat, is the pursuit of many people's food. However, some tissues and organs of puffer fish have toxins, and they can't be damaged by high temperature cooking. Therefore, many people who like to eat puffer fish will be poisoned by tetrodotoxin. After tetrodotoxin poisoning, there will be paralysis of respiratory center and vascular nerve center, leading to dyspnea and death in severe cases. So, what about tetrodotoxin poisoning? Let's share it.

How to deal with tetrodotoxin poisoning?

For tetrodotoxin poisoning, the general emergency measures are as soon as possible to induce vomiting, gastric lavage, intestinal lavage, catharsis to eliminate the poison, as far as possible to avoid excessive absorption of toxins. Then detoxification adsorbent can be used to reduce the absorption of poison. At the same time, patients can be infusion, such as glucose, vitamin C, coenzyme AATP, to promote the excretion of toxins.

According to the latest research, cysteine can effectively relieve the toxin, but attention should be paid to the liver damage when using it. In addition, there are adrenocortical hormones, such as dexamethasone, which can improve the tolerance of tissues to toxins and reduce toxic effects.

In case of dyspnea, respiratory stimulants and artificial respiration should be used to prevent anoxia. For muscle paralysis, strychnine hydrochloride can be used. At present, there is no fast and effective drug to detoxify tetrodotoxin. Therefore, after being sent to hospital, doctors will detoxify patients by injection, oral medicine and other means.

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For different symptoms, the use of drugs are also different, but the use of atropine is basically certain, which is a more effective drug to inhibit tetrodotoxin. In addition, 1% strychnine hydrochloride 2ml, dopamine, norepinephrine, nicothamide, etc. will be symptomatic use.