Symptoms of mercury, lead and phosphorus poisoning

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Because many cosmetic products and skin care products contain more metal components, some people use long-term cosmetics or skin care products containing more lead, mercury and other chemical metal components, or adding spices. These chemical components have the function of light absorption, which is easy to cause the black mass of the skin. In addition, some people don't know that these products are easy to deteriorate under high temperature. When they go out, they often leave skin care products in the back of the car. After using the deteriorated products, their skin will itch, and there will be spots when they see the light. Let's talk about the symptoms of mercury, lead and phosphorus poisoning.

Symptoms of mercury, lead and phosphorus poisoning

Within half an hour to several hours after eating matches containing yellow phosphorus or other phosphorus containing preparations, the patient had burning pain in the mouth, esophagus and stomach, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, garlic odor in vomit and feces, and fluorescence could be seen in the dark. Mild symptoms can gradually recover within 1 week.

Severe patients with vomit and feces with blood, or even massive hematemesis, can appear in 1 to 2 days of coma, shock, leading to death. If the dosage is too large, shock can occur quickly without obvious vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Some patients may have symptoms of absorption poisoning after 1-3 days of improvement, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, bloody vomiting and diarrhea, hepatomegaly, jaundice, epistaxis and subcutaneous hemorrhage. In severe cases, dyspnea, spasm, liver and renal failure, delirium, hypotension, coma, etc. may occur, and they may die within 1-3 weeks. A small number of patients with esophageal or gastrointestinal perforation due to corrosion.

In addition to gastrointestinal symptoms, pulmonary edema, jaundice, nervous system symptoms such as dizziness, general numbness, convulsion, confusion, coma and circulatory system symptoms such as palpitation, decreased blood pressure, bradycardia and myocardial damage may occur after ingestion of phosphide (such as zinc phosphide).

matters needing attention

The key to prevent poisoning is not to use yellow phosphorus as raw material and to replace it with red phosphorus or other chemical substances; Pay attention to safe production, strengthen the maintenance of protective equipment and drug storage; Do a good job in personal protection; Pay attention to personal hygiene. It is better to gargle with 5% sodium bicarbonate solution after contacting phosphorus; Do not smoke or eat with contaminated hands; Personnel engaged in phosphorus production should have regular physical examination, including liver function and jaw X-ray examination. Those suffering from serious oral diseases, liver and kidney diseases, blood diseases and endocrine diseases should not be engaged in phosphorus work.