Mushroom poisoning: how to recognize the danger in good time?

In Ukraine, grow nearly 500 species mushroomThat can not be eaten.

Some even are disguised as mushrooms or mushrooms, so they recognize the danger is even more difficult. Now, during the height of the mushroom season, fans of this product should learn and remember important information about the symptoms of poisoning, to render assistance to a person in a timely manner.

How to avoid mushroom poisoning?

• do not collect too old and young mushrooms, they are easier to be confused with poisonous,
• do not pick mushrooms that grow right beside the road,
• collect mushrooms on one cooking and cook them for food, not later than 24 hours after collection,
• do not try raw mushrooms,
• Do not buy mushrooms on natural markets, because they can gather people without experience, which increases the chances of getting a dangerous product.

Also remember that the fungi - a delicacy that can not be given to children.

As shown mushroom poisoning?

Some symptoms occur within 30 minutes after use mushroom poisoning.

Usually the first to respond gastrointestinal organs, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and acute pain in the abdomen. As of intoxication, to this phenomenon joins dizziness, pulse is weakening, and the temperature rises, some patients suffer from hallucinations or visions.

Attention! Some mushrooms poison the body gradually, so the symptoms appear within a few days.

What to do in case of poisoning by fungi?

The injured person should give plenty of water to wash out the stomach. Then accepted adsorbents, which absorb the toxins (even if activated charcoal). In any case it is impossible to disinfect the stomach of alcohol, it will only speed up the absorption of toxins into the bloodstream, it is forbidden to give milk.

Put the patient to bed and tell him not to move until the arrival of the doctor.

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