The 65-year-old grandfather of Tingzi Village, Laizhou City felt dizzy, chest tight, and suffocated after taking a bath at noon on March 1, so he lay down on the bed and rested. Not long after, when his wife called him to eat, he found that he was unconscious and had difficulty breathing. Then he called 120 and rushed to the scene as an ambulance. The doctor arrived at the scene and found that the patient was unconscious. He immediately carried the patient to the scene. In the ambulance, the tracheal intubation treatment was immediately performed. The nurse "Deng Yi" immediately opened the venous access, followed the doctor's prescription and gave the ventilator to assist breathing. The ambulance was admitted to the hospital at a faster speed. At that time, the patient was unconscious, extremities cold, and blood pressure. The blood oxygen saturation is as low as 60%. The medical staff urgently provided ventilator-assisted ventilation for the uncle and opened multiple sets of venous access. After doing a related examination, it was found that the patient's carboxyhemoglobin meter detected 31% carboxyhemoglobin, which was moderate carbon monoxide poisoning. Fortunately, under the rescue of emergency medical staff, the patient was sent to the intensive care unit for hyperbaric oxygen therapy in a stable condition. The old man is now sober and detached from the ventilator, and the tracheal tube is removed and he is in danger. After inquiring with family members in detail, it was learned that the bath heating system in the old man’s house was heated by a gas water heater, and the house was too airtight, or there was a gas leak in the pipeline, which led to carbon monoxide poisoning.
"Last week we received 5 patients with carbon monoxide poisoning." Director Zhang Chunguang of the emergency department introduced that carbon monoxide is colorless and tasteless. After poisoning, symptoms such as malignant vomiting, weakness of the limbs, and poor spirits will occur, and even in severe cases. Causes fainting, life threatening. If carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected, open the window for ventilation as soon as possible, and go to the hospital for rescue in time. If not treated in time, it may cause some sequelae or even death.
Director Zhang also reminded that in the special period of epidemic prevention, most people are closed at home. Although the temperature is gradually warming up in spring, everyone should try to go out as little as possible. In spring, when the air pressure is low, the temperature rises, but the wind direction is changeable. The stove is used for heating at home. Because the wind direction changes will cause too much soot in the room and cause carbon monoxide poisoning, remember to open the windows for ventilation and regularly check the gas appliances and water heaters. It is stipulated to install a carbon monoxide detector, take a bath, pay attention to control the time, do not turn on the air-conditioning in a closed car to sleep, so as to avoid accidents.
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