How to treat carbon monoxide poisoning in children

Carbon monoxide poisoning is a very common phenomenon in life, especially in autumn and winter when the weather is getting colder. Many people burn coal to keep warm. If the room is not ventilated, carbon monoxide poisoning is likely to occur. The same situation can also occur in case of gas leak. Carbon monoxide poisoning can pose a serious threat to your health. How to treat carbon monoxide poisoning in children?

Only if we actively receive treatment can we better reduce the harm caused by carbon monoxide poisoning. Therefore, in life, I hope everyone can understand this common sense, so that they can do more preventive health care in life.

The first step in treatment is to move the patient to a CO2-free place as soon as possible or open the doors and windows to breathe fresh air; if there are temporary difficulties, the rescuer puts on a mask himself and then immediately puts on an oxygen mask for the patient until the patient is moved to a safe place.

The second and most important step is to give the patient high-concentration oxygen via nasal cannula or mask (normative oxygen therapy). The quickest way to get CO out of the blood is with treatment in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. All patients suspected of CO poisoning should be treated in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber as soon as possible, preferably within 6 hours of poisoning. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy should be given regularly to CO poisoning patients with coma, cardiovascular disease or cardiac ischemia and persistent mental and/or neurological disorders.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy can shorten recovery time and reduce the occurrence of delayed encephalopathy. For delayed encephalopathy caused by CO poisoning, hyperbaric oxygen therapy may be effective for patients with a course of less than six months, and should also be actively sought within one year. A recent study shows that hyperbaric oxygen therapy is safe for pregnant women.

Carbon monoxide poisoning is extremely harmful to human health and necessary treatment must be taken. The first thing is to ensure air circulation and breathe fresh air. Because the baby's body resistance is weak, timely treatment must be given. How to treat carbon monoxide poisoning in children has been introduced in detail above. First you have to save yourself, and then take your baby to a hospital for professional treatment.