Urgent reminder, a family of three is all poisoned! Recently, many people have been knocked down by this dish in the hospital area | nitrite | completely poisoned
It is the rainy season of plum blossoms,
The hot and humid weather makes many people lose their appetite.
At this time, many people appeared at the dinner table
A delicious dish to serve - steamed "double stinky".
Combination of Stinky tofu and stinky amaranth stalk
Although it smells a bit rushed,
But in the eyes of many foodies,
But it is a rare delicacy.
But be careful,
The production process of this dish must be noted,
People have been hospitalized continuously in Hangzhou for it!
Homemade amaranth stems not fully marinated
All three members of a family have been recruited
On the evening of June 24th, the emergency room of the Linping campus of Zhejiang University Second Hospital received a family of three. After eating pickled amaranth stems, all three of them experienced purple lips and fingers.
The doctor inquired about the medical history and found that Aunt Shi, who is in her 50s, pickles her own amaranth stems every year. This year, she changed the formula and uses baking soda and salt to pickle them. After only two days, she took them to the table to eat with her spouse and daughter.
After 20 minutes of eating, the daughter's lips began to turn purple, and then her fingers also turned purple, accompanied by nausea and vomiting. The couple felt something was wrong and quickly took her to the hospital for treatment.
After inquiring about medical history, the emergency on duty doctor suspected that it was caused by nitrite poisoning and immediately conducted a blood gas analysis to check for methemoglobin. The results showed that the index of a family of three had increased, with the daughter even reaching 24.5%. After symptomatic treatment such as gastric lavage and the special antidote methylene blue, Aunt Shi's family finally improved and was discharged.
Recently, the emergency room of the Linping campus of the Second Hospital of Zhejiang University received multiple patients who developed symptoms of nitrite poisoning after consuming pickled amaranth roots. The most severe patients had a high methemoglobin index of 51.9%, and had consciousness disorders and respiratory failure. They were admitted to the ICU.
It is understood that the toxic dose of nitrite is 0.3-0.5g/kg, with a lethal dose of 3g/kg. If one eats undercooked and ripe amaranth stems, it is likely to cause acute nitrite poisoning.
Uncle's big bowl of food turns into a "purple person"
My daughter was startled when she saw it
A while ago, Uncle Feng, who lives in Yuhang, came across this delicious dish while eating at his neighbor's house. Uncle Feng was eating harder and harder at that time, and ate a large bowl at once.
Unexpectedly, when my daughter returned home from work, she found that Uncle Feng's lips had turned purple, and even his hands had turned purple. This frightened Ms. Feng, so she quickly took her old father to the Second People's Hospital of Yuhang District for treatment.
Emergency department doctor Chen Jie saw that Uncle Feng's lips and fingers were purple, and the electrocardiogram showed a blood oxygen saturation of only 88%. He also learned that he had taken "steamed double odor" before, and immediately determined that he was poisoned by nitrite.
After completing the corresponding examination, the report showed that Uncle Feng's blood had a high level of methemoglobin of 9.5, which was six times higher than the normal value!
Fortunately, due to timely medical treatment, Uncle Feng improved and left the hospital that night.
Emergency department doctor Chen Jie stated that the poisoning of Uncle Feng this time was largely due to inadequate processing and preparation of the raw materials for this dish.
Foods like amaranth stems, which are moldy or pickled, contain high levels of nitrite during the production process. If consumed too early, it is easy to consume too much nitrite.
Nitrite is an oxidant that can oxidize normal low methemoglobin to high methemoglobin, losing its ability to transport oxygen and causing tissue hypoxia. Severe cases can lead to decreased blood pressure, pulmonary edema, shock, and even death due to respiratory and circulatory failure.
Can pickled vegetables be eaten or not?
How to eat? The doctor suggests this
1. Marinate thoroughly and try to marinate for more than 30 days. The nitrite in vegetables will be decomposed by bacteria, gradually decreasing or even disappearing.
2. In moderation, do not consume for a long time, occasionally satisfy cravings, take small amounts each time;
3. Water washing: Nitrite is soluble in water. Before steaming vegetables, washing with water can remove some of the nitrite.
Doctors remind that there is a certain incubation period after nitrite poisoning, and the onset of the disease is often sudden. Generally, the disease occurs 0.5-3 hours after consuming food containing nitrite. Often characterized by dizziness, sudden irritability, nausea and vomiting, urinary incontinence, dizziness and blackness, and turning into a "little purple person". In severe cases, symptoms such as difficulty breathing, pulmonary edema, decreased blood pressure, arrhythmia, and seizures may occur. Once these symptoms appear, it is important to seek medical treatment as soon as possible.
