What to do about ammonia poisoning

In case of ammonia poisoning: 1. Get off the scene immediately, go to a ventilated and airy place, give oxygen inhalation containing 5%-7% carbon dioxide if possible, and keep the airway open at the same time. 2. Take off the clothes on your body, replace them with clean ones, and if you find blisters on your skin, you can use 2% acetic acid to wet them. If it is oral ammonia poisoning, you should immediately use raw egg white or milk and other lubricants, do not just induce vomiting and gastric lavage. If you do drink too much ammonia, you can wash your stomach with water or more diluted acetic acid. 3. If there is dry pain in the eyes or respiratory tract, symptomatic treatment is sufficient. 4. Apply broad-spectrum antibiotics to prevent infection caused by skin mucous membrane damage. 5. Treat symptomatic support to maintain the body’s water-electrolyte balance. 6. If there is laryngeal edema and pulmonary edema that causes respiratory distress and respiratory failure, etc. serious symptoms, it is necessary to eliminate the edema at the same time, anti-inflammatory, anti-shock and other resuscitation treatment.