What to do if you accidentally drink acid?
What happens to the body if we accidentally drink acid? This question is being raised because a girl sitting in a jewelery shop in Hapur drank acid, mistaking it for water. It is being told that the bottle from which the girl drank water already had acid mixed in it. This small mistake took him to the hospital where his condition is said to be serious. This happens often and very few people know what to do immediately in this situation. TV9 had a special conversation with Dr. Nupur Jain (Consultant Physician, Kailash Hospital, Noida).
Experts say that if someone has accidentally drunk acid or toilet cleaner, then first of all that person should not panic. This is not to be taken lightly either.
What is the whole matter of drinking acid?
The case of girl drinking acid is from Arjun Nagar of Sham Nagar Kotwali area of Hapur. It was seen in the CCTV footage that the woman and her daughter had come to the shop to buy jewellery. The victim girl, feeling thirsty, asked for water from the shopkeeper. The shopkeeper is accused of handing him a bottle containing acid in water. It is being told that the jewelery shop owner ordered a brand of boletus from a nearby confectionery shop.
The employee gave this same bottle to the girl. Due to intense thirst, he opened the bottle and drank it thinking it was water. As soon as the girl drank it, she felt strange and screamed. When her health deteriorated, the girl was taken to a nearby hospital.
What happens if you accidentally drink acid?
Drinking acid can burn our mouth, throat, food pipe and even our stomach. Its symptoms include burning sensation, difficulty in passing urine, excessive spitting, vomiting, vomiting of blood, stomach pain and if the throat is swollen then there may be difficulty in breathing.
what to do immediately
- First of all, drink some water and go to the nearest hospital.
- We should not try to vomit because people think that the acid taken inside can be removed in this way. This may cause further damage. In this condition, acid food can again enter the pipe and make the burn severe.
- In this condition, things like baking soda, lemon should not be given, people try to neutralize the acid. Doing this may cause further burns due to chemical reaction.
- If the patient is unconscious or is unable to swallow anything, he should be immediately taken to the hospital.
- Most importantly, swallowing acid is a very serious medical condition.
