2-year-old boys must live plants after eating snails, causing the whole family to hate

Little Xiao Kang and his grandfather go out together and enjoy snails. After eating about 2-3 hours, the two grandchildren began to show weakness, weakness, and respiratory failure. Family members tried to bring two grandchildren to the emergency hospital. After the emergency process of grandfather recovered, but Xiao Kang because of his young age, poor resistance, so the unlucky boy fell into a deep coma.

During treatment at the hospital, the boy appeared to have difficulty breathing and cardiac arrest. The doctor said, it is difficult to exclude the possibility that Little Kang could very well become a living plant, leaving serious neurological sequelae, affecting his normal development.

Dr Vuong Hau Hung - Deputy Dean of the Fujian People's Hospital No. 1 said: " The snail that Little Xiao Kang and his grandfather eat is the serrated mud containing tetrodotoxin, this is toxins that damage the nervous system, can even be fatal in a split second. "

Dr Vuong Hau Hung also shared: ' The serrated snail itself does not produce tetrodotoxin, but they eat dead corpses of fish and other animals, and they also eat some types of algae and organic debris. muscle to maintain life. When eating this snail, the method of cooking snails in general is like sautéing, boiling without destroying the structure of tetrodotoxin. At the same time, it causes toxins to release and increase the risk of poisoning. It is particularly dangerous that there is no antidote to date. '

Experts recommend how to handle when a child has food poisoning

Induce vomiting : When the child shows signs of food poisoning, you need to stop giving the child the food, and induce vomiting immediately. If your baby is vomiting, it is best if not, parents should proactively give the baby vomit all the food they have used.

Add oresol : When a child has food poisoning, find a way to make him vomit. After vomiting, oresol and electrolytes should be compensated for the baby to replenish lost water. Mom should mix oresol properly according to the instructions and divide the baby to make it easier to drink.

Do not use diarrhea medicine : When a child has food poisoning often signs "mouth vomit", mother does not let children use drugs to stop diarrhea because this makes the toxin remain in the baby longer, affecting children's life.

Note : In any case, you should take your child to the nearest hospital to be treated promptly by a doctor.