Drink alkaline water by mistake! Vomiting and washing may aggravate digestive tract burns.

Drink alkaline water by mistake! Vomiting and washing may aggravate digestive tract burns.

As the Dragon Boat Festival approaches, every household is busy preparing jiaozi for the festival. Due to the hot weather, 2-year-old Bao Xiao opened the refrigerator and picked up the unopened beverage bottle to drink. When his grandmother found out, Bao Xiao began to vomit, and his mouth was red and swollen. It turned out that he was drinking alkaline water prepared by his grandmother to make alkaline jiaozi. He was rushed to the emergency department for treatment and has now returned to normal.

Don't be careless Long-term corrosion of strong alkali is harmful.

Chen Weitao, director of the Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Maca Children's Hospital, who accepted the case, pointed out that the alkaline water wrapped in alkaline glutinous rice balls is strong alkali. Because it is colorless and tasteless, it is often put in plastic bottles for later use. If it is not clearly marked or placed in a high place, there is a great risk of eating by mistake. However, strong alkali is corrosive, causing deep injury, and the observation period of clinical complications is as long as 6- 10 months; If the esophagus is eroded by strong alkali, it will be burned, which will cause esophageal ulcer and stenosis in severe cases. In the future, it is necessary to restore normal eating function through esophageal reconstruction surgery.

Prevention is better than cure. Dangerous liquids must be clearly marked and properly kept.

Director Chen Weitao emphasized that prevention is better than cure to avoid foreign bodies. Preschool children are full of curiosity, but they still can't tell the danger. Therefore, if there are children at home, when making homemade soda dumplings or trying to make handmade soap, soda water should avoid using food containers or beverage bottles for sub-packaging, and must be sealed and difficult to open, clearly marked, marked with conspicuous warning signs, and properly stored. In addition, when using alkaline water, we should also pay attention to the movements of children at home, and don't put alkaline water where children can reach it.

Vomiting and drinking plenty of water or milk may cause secondary corrosion of esophagus and stomach.

Director Chen Weitao reminded that if children still unfortunately eat strong alkali or strong acid by mistake, remember not to induce vomiting, and don't recommend drinking a lot of water or milk, so as not to cause secondary corrosion or even rupture of esophagus or stomach in the process of inducing vomiting and feeding. It is recommended to take the ingested liquids and containers directly and send the children to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment.

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