Chicken poisoning - symptoms and treatment of poultry

Unfortunately, not everyone knows about the dangers of mercury. However, silvery balls of this substance can provoke poisoning of the body with lasting consequences. Every year, tens of thousands of thermometers are broken by ordinary people who do not know basic safety rules when disposing of a device that contained mercury. Few people even think about the consequences of such “cleaning”. It should be noted right away that mercury is considered a fairly serious toxin. Simply put, this “silver explosive” can cause significant harm to the human body (death is not excluded). To understand the level of danger of a substance, it is necessary to understand the chemical reaction process of this element. Most of us believe that silver balls are dangerous, but this judgment is erroneous, because it is the vapors they emit that are dangerous. Remember, mercury does not have any specific odor, so you are unlikely to smell it. The substance begins to evaporate already at room temperature (+18°C), occupying the entire enclosed space. Poisoning with a substance occurs due to the fact that a person continues to remain in a room with the presence of vapors.

Content

• Types of food poisoning
• Signs and symptoms in children
• Causes of food poisoning in children
• What should you do if you are poisoned?
• Peculiarities of child nutrition after treatment
• Disease prevention

Food poisoning is a complex of painful symptoms that occur when the body is affected by poisonous and low-quality products of animal or plant origin. Toxins can enter in different ways: through the intestines, absorption through the mucous membrane of the nasopharynx, or inhalation. In children under one year of age, absorption and distribution throughout the body occurs faster. Source: H.D. Abdikhakimovich Features of the course of foodborne toxic infections // Pediatrician, 2022, v. 8, special issue

Poisoning in children is more common than in adults, and its course is much more complicated. This is explained by the peculiarity of the child’s still fragile body. In the early years, the intestinal microflora is not yet formed, toxins are quickly absorbed and spread through the blood, and low acidity of gastric juice is noted.

Probiotic "Symbitox"

The complex drug is developed for the prevention and treatment of poisoning in animals. "Symbitox" quickly destroys mycological toxins, binds and removes them from the body. Effective treatment of chicken poisoning is provided by natural interferon inducers, sepiolite, bentonite, silicon dioxide, calcium carbonate. These substances help the body resist disease, absorb toxins and breakdown products, and normalize the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract. Advantages of the probiotic "Simbitox" for the treatment of chickens:

• produced in convenient powder form;
• does not cause side effects when neutralizing toxins;
• safe for birds;
• stored for 1 year.

The probiotic can be used to prevent poisoning in animals. The drug is active against pathogenic microorganisms when adding 2 kg per 1 ton of feed. The recommended dosage to eliminate signs of intoxication is 3 kg/1 ton. The drug begins to act immediately after entering the digestive tract. It can be given to chickens, cattle, and pigs.

Types of food poisoning

• Microbial. This type includes poisoning from spoiled or contaminated products.
• Intoxication with chemicals. It occurs when toxins enter the gastrointestinal tract and requires urgent medical attention.
• Poisoning with poisonous mushrooms, fish or meat, plants. An urgent visit to a doctor is recommended. Source: B.Zh. Suleizhan, W.K. Keldikulova Foodborne toxic infections // Journal of the Almaty State Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors, 2011, No. 1

Signs and symptoms in children

Food poisoning in children occurs suddenly and manifests itself in an acute or mild form. The first signs are observed several hours after the child has consumed spoiled or poor quality food. Often this happens within 60 minutes, with a latent course of the disease – up to 8 days. The faster the symptoms of poisoning appear, the more dangerous it is.

Regardless of the pathogen, stomach poisoning in children may result in:

• cutting pain in the abdomen;
• general weakness and lethargy;
• the presence of nausea and/or vomiting;
• chills;
• dry mucous membranes;
• pale skin;
• increased or decreased temperature;
• loss of appetite;
• increased thirst;
• rapid breathing and pulse;
• loose stool.

The greatest danger to a baby's health is vomiting and loose stools , since they can quickly dehydrate the body and can cause kidney failure. The main signs of dehydration include: a decrease in the frequency of urination and a decrease in the amount of urine, dry skin and a decrease in its elasticity.

In difficult cases, botulism may occur with damage to the nervous system. With such poisoning, the baby experiences dry mouth, constipation, and visual acuity may decrease.

If a child is poisoned by plants, he is most often bothered by severe abdominal pain with profuse drooling. There may be changes in heart rate and rhythm disturbances.

Mushroom poisoning is characterized by painful sensations in the abdomen, pallor of the lips and skin, and upset stool. The child may experience nausea and frequent vomiting, sometimes with blood. Poisoning with poisonous mushrooms is the most dangerous type of poisoning.

Eating vegetable dishes and foods high in nitrates can cause a number of symptoms in a child. These include pain in the stomach, lethargy, headache, shortness of breath, gagging and tinnitus.

Symptoms of poisoning that require prompt medical attention:

• low body temperature;
• dyspnea;
• drowsiness;
• dark colored urine and a decrease in its quantity;
• blood in vomit or stool.

Rat Death #1 and Rat Death #2: What's the difference?

Fundamentally, Rat Death No. 1 and Rat Death No. 2 differ in their active ingredients: the active ingredient in the first drug is brodifacoum, and in the second, bromadiolone.

For the rat fighter himself, this distinction is important because bromadiolone is more toxic to rats. And since a smaller amount of poison is required to poison one animal, Rat Death 2, generally speaking, is more rational to purchase and use.

Also, Rat Death number 1 is blue-green in color, while Rat Death number 2 looks more like pieces of meat. Which, by the way, makes the second poison even more attractive to rats.

The photo below shows Rat Death #1:

And here is Rat Death No. 2:

The price of both poisons is approximately the same: they cost about 70 rubles for a package of 8 briquettes (weighing 100 grams) or about 120 rubles for a package of 16 briquettes (weighing 200 grams).

On a note

As mentioned above, in general, Rat Death No. 2 is preferable for use - also for the reason that the bromadiolone used in it is less hazardous to the environment. In particular, when recycling the remains of the product or rats poisoned by it, the load on soil biocenoses is reduced. At the same time, according to environmentalists, brodifacoum (contained in Rat Death No. 1) poses a great danger to the environment. For this reason, producing bromadiolone in Italy requires less regulatory approval and is more economical than producing brodifacoum for Rat Death #1.

Causes of illness in a child

One of the main causes of food poisoning is the consumption of stale food . To avoid illness, you should pay attention to the appearance and smell of food, as well as storage conditions. Often, parents buy food for their child without paying attention to the expiration date. Even if you make purchases at a trusted retail outlet with an impeccable reputation, you must always look at the packaging of the product.

In addition to low-quality products, in medical practice there are cases of chemical poisons and toxic plants entering the baby’s body along with food. Toxins may be contained in medications or household chemicals that the child used accidentally or unknowingly.

Terms of use

The instructions for use clearly describe the requirements and possibilities of using the product. It is necessary to follow the recommendations exactly. Violation of the instructions leads to negative consequences, a health problem.

• Think about where you can place the bait indoors so that rodents will immediately notice it. Prepare the required number of cardboard boxes measuring 10*10 cm. Instead of cardboard boxes, you can use a tin lid.
• Wear rubber gloves, arm yourself with a toothpick and tweezers.
• Use your tools to remove the filtered bag of poison and place it on the prepared surface. There is no need to unfold it; rodents can easily cope with this task on their own. To kill mice, add 1 briquette; rats need 2 briquettes.
• The prepared mixture of poison and additives is placed near rodent burrows, in possible places of movement. An effective location for killing mice is 2-5 m from each other. Rat baits are placed at a distance of 4-15 m.

Pests intensify their activity in the dark. In the morning you should check all the baits. Place a fresh briquette in place of the one eaten.

Use of poison

On a note!

The death of rats occurs somewhat later than that of mice. You will have to wait 1-2 weeks for the result. You can tell that the rodents have been exterminated by the appearance of the bait. If, after active devouring in the previous days, the briquette remains untouched, it means that the remedy has begun to work. Pests are dying en masse.

The remaining poison is collected in a plastic bag. Close tightly and bury in the ground to a depth of at least 0.5 m. It is strongly recommended not to throw it in trash cans, since yard dogs, cats, wild animals, and birds can detect the toxic agent. The discovered corpses of rodents should also be buried so as not to poison other animals. The disadvantages are that it is impossible to predict where a rodent will die, and getting rid of the smell of a dead rat is not so easy.

What should you do if you are poisoned?

If your child has food poisoning, self-treatment is absolutely unacceptable. There is no need to give him activated carbon and wait for the effect. This is especially true for newborns, since they have the highest incidence of severe consequences.

The main task of parents is to provide timely assistance by contacting a specialist. To avoid complications, all medications are prescribed to the child by the doctor. It is not recommended to give children antibiotics, painkillers, antidiarrheals and antiemetics. Attempts to independently cure a child can harm his health and delay the recovery period. In addition, such actions will lead to the disappearance of symptoms, by which a specialist can determine the true cause of poisoning. Source: A.V. Gorelov Therapy of acute intestinal infections in children in modern conditions // Issues of modern pediatrics, 2004, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 72-78

Poisoning is diagnosed based on tests, an in-person examination of the child, and interviews with parents. All treatment measures are carried out in a hospital setting, in some cases at home.

Therapeutic measures are aimed at immediately removing toxins from the child’s body, eliminating symptoms and combating dehydration. The specialist may also prescribe diet and vitamin therapy.

If you have the slightest suspicion of poisoning in a child, contact the pediatric department of the SM-Clinic. We employ experienced specialists who will help determine the exact cause of the disease and provide a full range of medical services at a high level.

How dangerous is mercury?

Statistics say that most cases of poisoning by silver fulminate vapors are associated with broken thermometers. Most people immediately try to remove the remains of a broken thermometer using improvised means, which is strictly prohibited. Conventional household cleaning products that are present in every home are not able to affect this element. For contact with mercury, employees of special services use professional means available exclusively to experts. The main danger is the fact that evaporation begins from the first minute of the incident. The situation is aggravated by the fact that most often this happens in poorly ventilated areas. Important: one broken thermometer can contaminate the air in a room of 10,000 square meters.

Peculiarities of child nutrition after treatment

During recovery, the child is prescribed a diet that is similar to the diet for any intestinal infections. Children are recommended:

• increasing the frequency of meals up to 6-8 times a day;
• drinking liquid, crushed and pureed food in fractional portions;
• exclusion of fried foods;
• ad libitum feeding (give food on demand, but do not overfeed).

The main rule of nutrition is that food should contain a minimum amount of fat. You should avoid whole milk, fruits and fresh baked goods, which can cause fermentation in the intestines. You can give more boiled water, crackers, low-fat cottage cheese, baked apples, cookies, rosehip decoction.

Disease prevention

• The child’s personal hygiene: washing hands before and after walking, after using the toilet, before eating.
• Lack of raw water, ready-made factory meals and unboiled milk in the diet.
• Compliance with food storage conditions.
• Careful selection of food products, taking into account expiration date and quality.

Treatment of small cracks, scratches and abrasions on the hands to prevent germs from entering the body.

Sources:

1. H.D. Abdikhakimovich. Features of the course of food toxic infections // Pediatrician, 2022, v. 8, special issue
2. B.Zh. Suleizhan, W.K. Keldikulova. Foodborne toxic infections // Journal of the Almaty State Institute for Advanced Medical Studies, 2011, No. 1
3. A.V. Gorelov. Therapy of acute intestinal infections in children in modern conditions // Issues of modern pediatrics, 2004, vol. 3, no. 4, pp. 72-78

Vostrikova Ekaterina Borisovna Clinic

Author of the article

Vostrikova Ekaterina Borisovna

Specialty: gastroenterologist

Experience: 14 years

The information in this article is provided for reference purposes and does not replace advice from a qualified professional. Don't self-medicate! At the first signs of illness, you should consult a doctor.

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