After eating a meat, three men have to go to emergency
According to Dafeng News, three patients are both male and male, living in Van Xuong city, Hainan province, China.All three patients were admitted to emergency hospital in severe abdominal pain, diarrhea and continuous vomiting.
The patients' families shared on the evening of October 13, three people went to eat toad together at a restaurant owned by one of the three owners.However, after the meal, all three of them had abnormal symptoms like poisoning, so the family was taken to the hospital in the night.
After hospitalization, doctors conducted a sample test and concluded that three patients were poisoned by eating toad.
One of the three patients was in critical condition and died despite being tried to treat by doctors.The other two patients are currently being monitored in the positive care room.
The risk of using toad meat
Doctors treated at Hainan Medical University, said toads are amphibians, belonging to the Bufonidae family, they have many different species and reside all over the world.
Many people believe that toad meat is very nutritious, can help nourish the body.However, according to experts, eating toad meat can potentially poisoned.
“In the liver, eggs, skin, purulent plastic, eyes and nerve nerves contain a lot of toxins, especially Bufotoxin.This is an extremely toxic, durable heat, which can cause arrhythmia, damage the digestive tract and the central nervous system even increasing the risk of death, ”the doctor said.
Three men were hospitalized after meals with toad meat.(Photo: China Press)
Symptoms of poisoning caused by eating toxins will usually appear from 1-2 hours after eating (maybe earlier if the patient eats and drinks alcohol).People with toad poisoning will initially have gastrointestinal disorders such as abdominal distention, abdominal pain on the navel accompanied by intense vomiting or diarrhea.
In addition, patients may also experience some symptoms of cardiovascular disorders such as increased blood pressure, tachycardia, suspense, chest drum, cardiovascular collapse.Bufotoxin toxin affects the central nervous system, so the patient may also experience hallucinations, apnea due to toxins inhibiting the activity of respiratory organs, sensory disorders in the limbs.
Poisoning caused by eating toad often causes serious consequences, can be fatal if the patient is not treated promptly.Even when patients are saved, they may suffer serious complications that affect the nervous system or cause kidney failure.
Through the case of poisoning of the three patients mentioned above, the Van Xuong City Health Committee (Hainan, China) also recommends that people absolutely do not pick up eggs, not hunting, processing and consuming meat meatToads or products made from toads to limit the risk of poisoning.
In case people use toad meat and have abnormal signs, suspicion of poisoning, it is necessary to quickly go to the nearest medical facility to be examined and conducted first aid in time, avoiding serious progression,Life danger.