Saline is used in cases of poisoning to prevent dehydration. When a person vomits, he loses a lot of water, which is necessary for him to function normally. To replenish the reserves of fluid in the body, as well as delay the process of its excretion, they drink saline. Before taking this drug, you should find out everything about its preparation and recommended proportions.
Indications for use
Doctors recommend using saline for poisoning. Most often, indigestion is manifested in the following situations:
- With symptoms of dehydration. Simultaneously with the liquid, the body loses its reserves of minerals and vitamins, which, in turn, affects the process of its recovery. Severe dehydration can trigger a decrease in brain activity, signs of atherosclerosis, as well as immunodeficiency pathologies: bronchial asthma, scleroderma. When a person loses a quarter of all body fluid, he dies.
- With vomiting, increased body temperature, as well as pain in the stomach. All of these symptoms signal acute food poisoning. This is fraught with rapid dehydration of the body and the development of pathological processes.
- With intestinal infections. With a disease of cholera, rotavirus, as well as Escherichiosis, vomiting, dizziness, pain in the abdomen appears. In this case, vomit may contain blood or mucus. If you do not take saline and necessary medicines on time, the body will lose a lot of fluid.
Everyone who cares about their health should have in their medicine cabinet a means for preparing saline at home. In case of poisoning, it will help better than any medicine. The solution may be needed at any time, so the sooner the patient takes it, the less painful the consequences of poisoning can be.
Features of the reception of water-salt solution
Before proceeding with the preparation of the solution, it is necessary to learn about all the features of its use:
- This drug should not be washed in the stomach. Saline rinse is not suitable for poisoning. With this, potassium permanganate diluted with water is better.
- People suffering from stomach ulcers should use the solution with extreme caution. With this disease, the dosage of the drug should not exceed 6-8 ml per 1 kg of weight.
- If vomiting appears from the drunk solution, you need to rinse your mouth a little with warm water. Then you need to continue to drink the medicine in small sips.
- Even if the signs of poisoning have disappeared, treatment with saline should not be stopped. It is only necessary to reduce its daily dose. With a decrease in symptoms, you need to drink the solution two or three times a day.
- Water-salt solution during poisoning does not eliminate the cause of the disease. It only reduces symptoms and alleviates a person’s condition.
Saline action
The main action of this drug is to replenish the reserves of fluid and trace elements in the body. Saline solution for poisoning is used due to the fact that it relieves symptoms of intoxication, and also restores the work of internal organs. Vomiting and diarrhea occur due to the ingestion of toxins. At the same time, when a person leaves a huge amount of water, his body ceases to fight with poisons that caused poisoning.
Saline solution for gastric lavage in case of poisoning can not be used. They only need to replenish water supplies, and not vice versa - intentionally induce vomiting. To flush your stomach of toxic substances and food debris, you just need to drink a few glasses of clean water and induce vomiting with your fingers. Next, you need to immediately drink saline to make up for the loss of fluid.
If you do not take measures and do not normalize the body's water balance, the vital organs may fail in the patient. That is why it is always necessary to keep preparations for mixing saline in a home medicine cabinet. If poisoning suddenly catches up with one of the family members, it will always be possible to remove unpleasant symptoms without leaving home.
Effect of application
Saline solution during poisoning will help to quickly restore good health. After using this medication, the following changes occur in the body:
- Replenished water supplies.
- The digestive tract is cleared of harmful toxins and toxins. Saline does not allow them to penetrate the blood and spread throughout the body.
- The solution saturates the body with microelements, which first of all leave it during dehydration.
- Sodium chloride neutralizes toxic compounds, stimulates the immune system, and also protects the gastric mucosa from the effects of toxic substances.
Method for self-preparation of a solution
Not always at hand is the pharmacy version of this medicine. Fortunately, you can cook it at home as soon as possible without losing valuable time in search of the nearest pharmacy. Everyone who cares about their own health should know how to make saline solution in case of poisoning. You can prepare a medicine for nausea, vomiting and diarrhea as follows:
- Pour at least 3 liters of warm water into a deep pan. Its temperature should not exceed 25 degrees. Too cold or, conversely, hot water can provoke a vomiting in the patient.
- Pour 3 tablespoons of sugar and the same amount of salt into the pan. Stir well and add 1.5 tablespoons of soda.
- The contents of the pan should be well mixed so that no sediment remains on the bottom.
Admission rules for mild poisoning
It is necessary to use a solution of salt and soda depending on the condition of the patient and the severity of the symptoms. For mild poisoning, when a person has no visible consequences of dehydration, doctors recommend giving no more than 200 ml of the solution at a time. In this case, the patient should drink it in small sips and only 5-10 minutes after the next vomiting. If the poisoning has already turned into a pronounced form, there are cramps and pains in the stomach, and the attacks of vomiting practically do not stop, the solution must be drunk in large doses.
The dosage of the solution in severe cases
In case of serious poisoning, the patient should be given a solution to drink in frequent and small sips with a break of 15-20 seconds. After the next drunk liter, you need to do a half-hour pause. If you start drinking the solution on time, after 10 hours, an improvement should occur. In total, at least 60 ml per 1 kg of weight should be drunk during this time. For example, if a patient weighs 80 kg, for 10 hours he should be given about 4.8 liters of saline to drink. In case of poisoning, it is very important to respond to symptoms on time. At the slightest ailment, you should immediately call a doctor, and before their arrival try to cleanse the stomach of toxins that caused poisoning.
"Regidron" - the pharmaceutical name of saline
Everyone should understand how and how to remove the symptoms of poisoning. However, having visited a pharmacy, few people know what the name of saline solution is. In case of poisoning, you can use the home recipe. Especially if the symptoms are so strong that they do not allow you to leave the house. Nevertheless, in order to protect yourself in case of poisoning, it is better to buy a ready-made drug from which you can easily and quickly prepare a therapeutic solution. This powder is called "Regidron."
Its composition is extremely simple, the following elements are contained in sachets with the drug:
- Sodium chloride.
- Sugar.
- Potassium chloride.
- Sodium citrate.
Based on the above list, we can conclude that the purchased option is not much different from the one that can be prepared from improvised means. Of the advantages of a pharmacy drug, it should be noted that it will take a minimum of time to prepare it. In acute poisoning, every minute is important, so keeping a bag of Regidron in reserve will not be out of place.
The rules for taking this medication do not differ from the use of homemade saline. One bag of "Regidron" should be diluted in 1 liter of warm boiled water. It is necessary to drink it in small sips, so as not to cause a new attack of vomiting. The amount drunk depends on the severity of the poisoning.
Saline solution for children
The recipe for a solution for a child is no different from that used for adults. Only the amount drunk, as well as the dosage of the medicine, changes. Even if the child suffered from severe poisoning, the dose recommended by doctors should not be exceeded. For children, it is 50 ml per 1 kg of weight. Light food poisoning is treated with a dosage of 10 ml per 1 kg of weight. In this case, you need to drink the solution every 10 minutes. If, in addition to nausea, the child suffers from diarrhea or vomiting, the amount of solution should be increased to 25 ml per 1 kg of weight.
If symptoms of poisoning appear in the baby, you should immediately call an ambulance. Only after this you need to try to alleviate the condition of the child with saline.