Chloroform mainly acts on the central nervous system, which has anesthetic effect and is harmful to heart, liver and kidney. Acute poisoning: acute poisoning caused by inhalation or absorption through skin. At the beginning, there were symptoms such as headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, excitement, damp-heat skin and mucosal irritation. Later, mental disorders, shallow breathing, reflex disappearance, coma and so on. In severe cases, respiratory paralysis and ventricular fibrillation occur.
At the same time, it can be accompanied by liver and kidney damage. When poisoned by mistake, there is a burning sensation in the stomach, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Anesthesia symptoms will appear in the future. Liquid can cause dermatitis, eczema and even skin burns. Chronic effects: mainly cause liver damage, with symptoms such as indigestion, fatigue, headache and insomnia, and a few have kidney damage and chloroform addiction.
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Preventive measures of chloroform poisoning
1, first of all, we should do a good job in pre-job training, strengthen health knowledge education, and inform chloroform of its toxicity and protective measures.
2. Look for substitutes to avoid or reduce the use of chloroform.
3. Try to seal, pipeline and automate production, repair equipment and pipelines in time to prevent chloroform leakage.
4. Strengthen the ventilation and detoxification of workshop environment, and do a good job in personal protection. Direct skin contact with chloroform is strictly prohibited; Take a shower and change clothes after work.
5, do a good job of production environment monitoring and workers' health monitoring, to prevent workers from excessive exposure to chloroform, timely detection of poisoned patients.
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