On the 23rd, three women in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province, China, were grilling fish with charcoal while using air conditioning at home. Unexpectedly, four hours later, all three women fell into a coma and were rushed to the hospital by their family. After seeing the doctor, it was found that the carboxyhemoglobin in the blood of the three women exceeded the standard by more than 10 times. The doctor diagnosed the three people with carbon monoxide poisoning. Fortunately, the three people were fine after treatment.
According to Chinese media reports, an incident of carbon monoxide poisoning occurred in Taizhou City, Zhejiang Province on the 23rd. The cause was that the three women closed the doors and windows at home, and grilled fish with charcoal while using air conditioning. After the three women fell into a coma, they were rushed to the hospital by their family for treatment. The doctor found that the carboxyhemoglobin in their bodies was greater than 35%, and the most serious was even as high as 39.4%. The normal value of carboxyhemoglobin should be less than 3%, and more than 40% is considered severe carbon monoxide poisoning.
After two sessions of hyperbaric oxygen therapy, the carboxyhemoglobin in the blood of the three women finally dropped to normal values. Doctors also reminded that if patients with carbon monoxide poisoning seek medical treatment one minute later, 100,000 brain cells will be permanently necrotic.
In addition, people use charcoal fires, alcohol pastes, gas stoves, water heaters, etc. indoors, which can easily lead to carbon monoxide poisoning due to incomplete combustion. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, and non-irritating gas. Once carbon monoxide enters the blood through breathing and quickly combines with hemoglobin, it will cause it to lose its oxygen-carrying capacity, leading to hypoxia in the human body, causing symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, general weakness, nausea and vomiting, and unconsciousness.
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