What should I pay attention to when taking a bath?

It got cold, so we all washed hot water. But the more this weather, the more prone to accidents in the shower! Recently, a woman in Guilin experienced dizziness and vomiting after taking a bath. After the ambulance arrived, her husband went to pick up the doctor, but his feet went limp and he fell! Never close the doors and windows when taking a bath!

"At 7 o'clock in the evening, we just got home from work. She went to the bathroom to take a shower first, and it took about 10 minutes to come out. At this time, she was going to cook, and suddenly felt dizzy and said that she was going to sleep for a while. " Mr. Yin said that after his wife lay down, he helped massage his head. Unexpectedly, she suddenly vomited and her face was very ugly! After vomiting, I was sweating profusely, my eyes were glazed over and I looked abnormal. Sensing the seriousness of the matter, Mr. Yin quickly dialed 120.

The ambulance arrived soon, and Mr. Yin hurried downstairs to pick it up, but during the downstairs, Mr. Yin also developed symptoms of physical discomfort. "When I went downstairs, I suddenly saw flowers in front of me and my feet were soft, and then I rolled downstairs." Mr. Yin said. After they arrived at the hospital, they were diagnosed with carbon monoxide poisoning after examination. The situation was critical and the doctor immediately gave them hyperbaric oxygen treatment. Mr. Yin's health soon returned to normal, but Ms. Tang's symptoms were very serious and needed to be hospitalized for observation.

How can carbon monoxide poisoning occur in bathing?

Mr. Yin told reporters that their household uses liquefied petroleum gas and puts it in the kitchen, while the water heater installed in the bathroom is only about 1 square meter. Although there are small windows on the bathroom wall, they are basically closed. That night, when his wife was taking a bath, the bathroom door was closed and there were no windows at home.

Hong Yan, deputy chief physician of the emergency department of the Municipal People's Hospital, said that carbon monoxide poisoning is gas poisoning in the general population, which is caused by inhaling products of incomplete combustion of carbonaceous substances through the respiratory tract, with mild symptoms, such as headache, weakness and dizziness; Moderate patients with cherry red lips may have nausea, vomiting, confusion, collapse or coma; In severe cases, the patient is in a deep coma, accompanied by high fever, increased muscle tone of limbs, paroxysmal or tonic spasm, etc. , and may die. Prognosis often leaves sequelae, such as dementia, decreased memory and understanding, and limb paralysis.

"Carbon monoxide poisoning" sounds far away, but it happens every day!

Carbon monoxide poisoning usually occurs in autumn and winter. It's cold at this time, so everyone takes a bath with hot water. And people who use gas to boil water for bathing are most likely to encounter carbon monoxide poisoning.

Many people don't like to open windows in cold weather. Whether cooking at home or someone taking a bath with gas on, they always close the doors and windows. As a result, the air does not circulate and the temperature at home rises, which not only leads to carbon monoxide poisoning, but also leads to hypoxia due to insufficient oxygen at home.

The doctor reminded that ventilation in the bathroom is the key to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. "Don't close the doors and windows to keep warm. A ventilator should be installed in the bathroom. Don't close the doors and windows when taking a bath. In addition, gas tanks and water heaters should be installed in the ventilated place outside the bathroom. " Hong Yan reminded that after symptoms related to carbon monoxide poisoning appear, they should be quickly transferred to fresh air to keep the respiratory tract unobstructed. No matter the severity of symptoms, you should seek medical advice and receive hyperbaric oxygen treatment in time.