Toluene is very harmful to the human body, mainly in the form of acute poisoning and chronic poisoning. The harm of toluene is first reflected in the skin, eyes and upper respiratory tract.
1. Acute poisoning: Inhalation of large quantities of toluene in a short period of time leads to more serious poisoning mainly in the nervous system, there will be impaired consciousness, coma, etc., may be due to respiratory and circulatory failure and death.
2. Chronic poisoning: chronic poisoning is caused by long-term exposure to toluene, commonly found in some respiratory tract irritation, can cause coughing, runny nose, chest tightness and so on. In addition, the impact on pregnant women is also very large, easily lead to miscarriage and fetal malformation.
So toluene is still very harmful to the human body. Toluene exposure to patients with symptoms of poisoning, should be immediately removed from the scene of poisoning, with a large amount of water to rinse the whole body, change into clean clothes.