What to do if food poisoning occurs on the train
Yesterday, I learned from the disease prevention and control department that 39 people had a collective food poisoning incident on the Z95 train from Beijing West to Chongqing West, and accompanied by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and other symptoms, and have been sent to hospitals along the way for treatment. The Ministry of Health initially diagnosed as bacterial food poisoning. According to reports, the dinner served was a convenience food prepared by a travel agency.
In summer, the weather is hot, and bacteria multiply quickly. If food is not preserved carefully, it is easy to cause collective food poisoning on the train. For this reason, we should pay attention to strengthening the understanding and prevention of food poisoning. What is bacterial infection? What about food poisoning?
What is bacterial food poisoning?
Among all kinds of food poisoning, the most common is bacterial food poisoning, accounting for about half of food poisoning. Bacterial food poisoning usually has obvious seasonality, and it often occurs in hot summer. This is because the temperature is high, which is suitable for the growth and reproduction of microorganisms or the production of toxins. At the same time, the defense function of the human body decreases and the susceptibility increases. Therefore, the incidence of bacterial food poisoning in summer is high, but the mortality rate is generally low.
What are the symptoms of food poisoning?
The most common symptoms of food poisoning are severe vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. In addition, food poisoning patients often experience symptoms of dehydration due to vomiting and diarrhea, such as weak pulse, sunken eye sockets, dry mouth, cold limbs and loss of skin elasticity, and severe cases may even lead to shock.
What to do with food poisoning?
- To induce vomiting
If you eat for a short time and within 1 to 2 hours, you can use your fingers, chopsticks, etc. to stimulate the throat area, trigger the body reflex, and promote the vomiting reaction. In addition, you can drink more warm water and induce vomiting on your own. Absorption of gastrointestinal toxins can be rapidly reduced by inducing vomiting. If the vomitus is clear, drink a little milk to protect the gastric mucosa.
- Take laxatives
If the patient eats the poisoned food for a long time, usually more than 2 to 3 hours, and the spirit is good, you can take some laxatives to expel the poisonous food from the body, reduce the absorption of toxins in the stomach and intestines, and reduce the poisoning damage. In the process of diarrhea, it is necessary to add water in moderation to avoid dehydration of the body. After the symptoms of poisoning are relieved, you can eat some light and easily digestible foods, such as noodles, soy milk, milk gruel, etc. And avoid spicy food; drink some light salt water or sugar water, avoid strong tea or coffee, so as not to stimulate the stomach.
- Keep food samples
In order to better allow doctors to identify poisoning substances, patients should keep food samples that cause poisoning in time to provide them to the hospital for testing. If there is no food sample around, the patient's excrement and vomit can also be kept, which is convenient for doctors to diagnose and treat.
How to prevent food poisoning in daily life? First of all, pay attention to the selection of ingredients, and do not eat foods that are inherently toxic, such as poisonous mushrooms, sprouted potatoes, puffer fish, etc. Second, do not eat undercooked or spoiled food, and store food thoroughly. It can only be eaten after it is cooked, and the prepared ingredients should be eaten immediately to avoid excess; the fruits and vegetables purchased in the vegetable market should be thoroughly washed, and the hands should be washed with soap before and after meals.
The editor here reminds that high temperature and high humidity in summer are conducive to the growth and reproduction of bacteria. Everyone must pay attention to dietary hygiene and prevent food poisoning.