Whelk poisoning symptoms?

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Whelk, also known as weaved whelk, is similar to Huamai whelk. Its shell is small in shape and spiny in shape. Its surface is glossy, its outer lip is usually thick, and its inner wall has some small teeth. There are many colors and a large number of them. They are often used to process arts and crafts. The shell is small, rhombic, ladder shaped, thick, smooth and variable in color. Whelk poisoning symptoms? Let's talk about it

Whelk poisoning symptoms?

Some people will have reactions while eating. The corners of the mouth and tongue will be numb, and the speech will become unclear, and the whole face will be numb. It's the peak season of snails, many people are confused, it's easy to cause food poisoning, so when eating this kind of shellfish, we must pay more attention.

Poisoning manifestations: the initial symptoms are numbness and tingling of lips, tongue and fingers, followed by unclear speech, numbness and weakness of limbs, dizziness! Headache, drowsiness, gait instability, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other gastrointestinal symptoms may occur, and even coma, dyspnea, and even respiratory paralysis and death.

Because of the "shifangha toxin" contained in the body of snails, snails can be poisoned due to the interruption of nerve conduction after eating, which can cause dizziness, vomiting, numbness of lips and fingers and other poisoning symptoms. The shortest incubation period is 5 minutes and the longest is 4 hours.

matters needing attention

1. Emesis, gastric lavage and catharsis. 2. Application of oxygen inhalation, intravenous infusion, large dose of vitamin C and vitamin B group. 3. Glucocorticoid should be used when necessary. 4. Patients with respiratory depression should be intubated and ventilated. 5. Symptomatic support therapy.