What are the relationships between poisoning and accidental first aid

In terms of core logic, poisoning itself is a type of accidental injury with a high incidence, and first aid for poisoning is the core component branch of the accidental first aid system. The two are a nested linkage relationship between "special scenes" and "general systems". They both share the underlying treatment principles of accidental first aid and have unique operational requirements for poisoning scenarios.

In case of any accident, whether it is a car accident or falling down or poisoning after eating something wrong, the first rule is to ensure the safety of the scene first. For example, if someone is poisoned by carbon monoxide and faints in a closed kitchen, you cannot rush in without taking any protection. First open the door and window to let out the air, make sure you will not fall in, and then save the person. Then, first feel the pulse and check the breathing. If the heartbeat stops, immediately perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This process is applicable to any accident, and poisoning is no exception.

But unlike ordinary traumatic accidents, the core priority of poisoning first aid is to cut off the continued absorption of poisons, which has also led to many people's control of the appropriate handling. When I was working at a grassroots first aid station, I encountered two completely opposite cases: Last summer, a seven-year-old kid secretly drank diquat that his grandma put in a drink bottle. When the parents found out, they immediately induced vomiting, and the amount of poison absorbed when it was delivered was nearly one-third less than expected. First, the follow-up recovery was very good; but last month, an aunt accidentally drank half a cup of toilet cleaning liquid, and the family members followed the instructions on the Internet to pick her throat and induce vomiting. Instead, the corrosive liquid repeatedly burned the esophagus and throat. When she was admitted to the hospital, she was so edematous that she could not even insert a tracheal intubation, which doubled the difficulty of rescue. There is currently no unified conclusion in the industry on whether non-professionals should induce vomiting on their own. The general advice is to call 120 to clarify what they have mistakenly ingested, and follow the instructions of the dispatcher, and do not start blindly.

In fact, whether it is first aid station training or community science popularization, poisoning first aid is not discussed separately. It is included in the larger framework of accidental first aid. If you look at the first aid guide posted on the community bulletin board, Heimlich, fracture fixation, gas poisoning treatment, and emergency measures for eating the wrong things are all put together. Essentially, they are all to minimize the damage caused by accidents. If you compare accident first aid to a complete home emergency tool kit, poison first aid is a set of mite removal spray and burn ointment specially placed in it. They are usually kept together with wrenches and band-aids under the same set of storage rules. When you really need to use them, you have to follow their respective instructions. You can't use burn ointment to tighten screws, right?

If you encounter an accident, you don’t need to worry about whether it is poisoning or another accident. Dial 120 as soon as possible, explain the situation clearly, and follow the instructions to do the most basic handling. You will have won half of the cases of random operations.