How to detoxify puffer fish poisoning

What are the symptoms after eating puffer fish poisoning?

Tetrodotoxin is an amino tetrahydroquinazoline compound and one of the most toxic neurotoxins found in nature.

Clinical manifestations of poisoning

1, gastrointestinal symptoms: nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain or diarrhea occurred shortly after eating.

2, nerve paralysis symptoms: began to have numbness of lips, tongue and fingers; Then the whole body is numb, eyelids droop, limbs are unable to walk unsteadily, ataxia, muscle weakness and tendon reflex disappear.

3. Symptoms of respiratory and reflux failure: dyspnea, shortness of breath, irregular cyanosis on the body surface, decreased blood pressure, pupil narrowing first and then expanding or bilateral asymmetry, speech disorder, coma, and finally died of respiratory and reflux failure.

How to eat puffer fish poisoning?

1, Vomiting: This is a very simple but effective method. The method is to put clean fingers in the deep throat and paddle gently, or use chopsticks, spoons, etc. At the same time, you can drink some salt water, which has the function of hydrating and gastric lavage. Especially if you eat poisonous mushrooms in the wild, you should induce vomiting at the first time.

It should be noted that the emetic effect is obvious within two hours after eating. If the poisoned person is unconscious, he can't induce vomiting, so as not to block the airway with vomit.

What should I pay attention to when eating puffer fish?

1, when we eat puffer fish, we can only eat puffer fish muscles. If puffer fish die for a long time, some toxins will also penetrate into the meat. This way is not recommended for everyone to eat. Otherwise, the consequences of poisoning are very serious.