Today, a lot of industrial areas are located close to the sleeping areas of cities. A considerable number of people also work in such factories, where they are confronted daily with potentially hazardous chemicals. One of these adverse substances for the body is ammonia.
Many of us have heard about ammonia more than once in our lives. But not everyone knows about its properties, scope and possible consequences due to non-compliance with the banal safety rules. It is precisely because of the toxicity of ammonia and its widespread distribution that it is necessary to know where it is contained, how it can get into the body, and what symptoms do it cause? And, most importantly, how to help with poisoning and what are possible consequences?
Ammonia is a colorless gas with a sharp, suffocating odor. To confuse the smell of this substance with any other is almost impossible. In liquid form, ammonia is sold in household chemical stores as a solvent. Most often represented at a concentration of 25%. The maximum concentration is 30%, the solution is used in cleaners and industrial solvents.
In its pure form, such a gaseous substance is not used anywhere, due to its toxic effect on the body. But this gas is one of the first major products of industrial activity. It is used for the preparation of paints and varnishes and finishing materials (ammonia concentration - 20–30%). Medical ammonia is also widely known - 10% (most often used to "bring the victim to a sense of" or to stimulate the emetic center). In medical practice, liniment is also used, the main active ingredient of which is ammonia in the treatment of myositis and neurological disorders.
In addition, fertilizers for soil contain a certain concentration of ammonia. It is used in the production of refrigerators and freezers, the manufacture of explosives. In everyday life, it is needed to clean difficult to remove stains (paint, varnish, greasy and oily stains, coffee, milk, mold), as well as for gentle washing floors, tiles and glass.
Despite the fact that an ordinary person in everyday life does not have to constantly deal with ammonia vapors, one should still use drugs with its addition with caution.
Since this gas belongs to substances with high destructive activity, the first symptoms of ammonia poisoning occur almost immediately. It should also be borne in mind that even a short work with this substance can lead to severe poisoning.
dyspeptic disorders (abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, heartburn).
in case of eye damage, in most cases the prognosis is unfavorable, loss of vision is possible.
Due to ammonia damage of vital organs and systems (respiratory, cardiovascular, organs of vision), death is possible. The prognosis of the disease depends on the concentration in which the substance was used, and for how long the first medical aid was provided for ammonia poisoning.
In order to prevent the development of serious consequences in case of ammonia poisoning, first aid should be provided immediately. It is necessary to act in the following sequence.
Take the victim outside to get some fresh air.
Wash the nasopharynx, nasal cavity and mouth with a weak concentration of citric acid.
Use the solution Dikaina for instillation of eyes, wear sunglasses.
If a specific odor occurs in the room, it is necessary to protect the respiratory tract. But simply covering the face with a gauze bandage does not help - it must be applied wet. In case of ammonia poisoning, you need to know what the dressing needs to be wetted with - 2% citric or acetic acid solution is suitable for this.
Inhalation of vapor through a nebulizer (device for inhalation) can also alleviate the condition of the victim.
reduction of vision vigilance - if the eye is damaged by ammonia vapor, visual acuity decreases to complete blindness.
To avoid such cases, follow the simple safety guidelines. When dealing with such hazardous chemicals, negligence is unacceptable, since in the event of an emergency not one person but many may suffer, even death. Therefore, first aid for ammonia poisoning should be provided immediately. Caution has not hurt anyone, so when working with hazardous chemicals, you need to follow safety regulations.
Bought chilled cod fillets in the United States of America. When frying strongly smelled ammonia, but I was so hungry that I tried a little. Hope to be fine. As you see, not only in Russia, in America, they also sell substandard products, and no one is punished for it. The package says Marine Harvest Los Angeles. After about an hour I took 1 tsp of activated carbon powder in a glass of water. Do you think this is enough?
More than 24 hours have passed. I feel normal, even the pain in my stomach or stomach was not. Maybe activated carbon helped.
Mila, poisoning ammonia from rotten fish is impossible, if only you have her car and you spend the night in it. Also, your "subtle" move .. you laugh at the USA, because in order not to buy rotten stuff you need not to participate in 99% of the shares, where you don't sell anything except rotten stuff (by the way ). Not for nothing, they say a woman can be taken out of the village, but the village can not be taken out of the woman.