1 The action of the

composition. Manganese is a powerful antimicrobial and disinfectant. In the war years it was used to wash and treat wounds. For medical purposes, the drug is purchased in pharmacies.

In the list of antidotes used for poisoning, manganese is listed in the forefront. In order not to delve into the chemistry, it is only necessary to note that it neutralizes the poisons and microbes that are formed when the functioning of the digestive tract is disturbed. How to use potassium permanganate for poisoning at home?

The first thing to remember is compliance with all usage rules. Those who have never had to deal with potassium permanganate, you need to know that this is a crystalline powder of almost black color. To get a solution a small part of it is diluted with warm water. Once on the skin, it burns it, so it should be treated with extreme caution.

2 Recommendations for use

First you need to prepare a solution of potassium permanganate. Do it in a glass container, a bottle or a jar. The correct ratio is the ratio of 1:10, but since no mistress of the house has pharmacy scales and the ability to adhere to this volume, everything is prepared by eye.

Several crystals of dry powder are poured hot water( 70 ° C) and mixed. The solution, no matter how hard you try, will turn out to be quite dark, and the crystals will not dissolve. Therefore, you need to wait until the sediment sinks to the bottom. Thus, a very concentrated solution of potassium permanganate will be obtained.

For ingestion, take another jar of clean water and add the concentrate to it in teaspoons until the liquid becomes light pink. It is very important that no undissolved crystals enter the water, as this can lead to a burn of the mucous membrane of the esophagus or stomach.

When poisoning a patient, you can do gastric lavage at home. For this, people are given a pale pink solution of potassium permanganate in a large amount( up to 1 liter).After waiting a little, it is necessary to cause mechanical vomiting, that is, to get 2 fingers( index and middle) into the pharynx, lightly touching the root of the tongue. Many people are mistaken and believe that vomiting should cause a fluid taken in large amounts.

The sooner the first aid is given for poisoning, the less likely the negative effects of poisons will be.

3 Use depending on the type of poisoning

Poisoning can be:

• household,
• medicinal,
• food,
• alcohol.

If a person has been poisoned with medicines( which may well happen if there are children in the house), it is very important to remove the poison from the stomach in time. It is necessary for a person to be conscious and answer questions, because otherwise doing any manipulation is dangerous for life. The only way to remove the poison from the body is to let the affected person drink a solution of potassium permanganate and induce vomiting.

If there is no ready-made solution at hand, do not wait and prepare it. In such cases, you can not hesitate, because the poison will be absorbed. The residence time of toxins in the body will aggravate the condition of the victim. It is necessary to induce vomiting with clean water, and then, after preparing manganese, drink it to neutralize the residues of hazardous substances.

When can I not induce vomiting? When poisoning with chemical or domestic acids. If a chemical substance enters the body, irritating fluid or vinegar in a strong concentration, then you can not induce vomiting or take the same solution of potassium permanganate, because there will be an increase in the area of ​​damage in the stomach. In such a situation, you need to call an ambulance urgently.

For alcohol poisoning, the solution of potassium permanganate should be taken only if there are signs of poisoning - nausea, vomiting, diarrhea. You can drink 1 glass of liquid light pink color.

It is better not to take a solution of potassium permanganate if it is not known what exactly caused the poisoning, since it can enter into an undesirable reaction with some substances.

Everyone can be poisoned by products, accidentally eating a poor-quality dish. The consequences of food poisoning can be different. It all depends on what caused the poisoning. These can be incompatible products, botulism, poisonous fungi, etc. The first thing to do is to withdraw the contents of the stomach, causing vomiting. This is the most affordable and fastest way to eliminate poisons from the body.

Why do you need a solution of potassium permanganate for poisoning, if you can induce vomiting in the usual way? Manganese neutralizes( weakens, destroys) bacteria and poisons in the contents of the stomach, and disinfected toxic substances can not cause harm to health.

It must be remembered that even manganese can serve as a poisonous substance. At plants where potassium permanganate is used or produced, workers' health is always at risk of intoxication. It can enter the body through the skin, the respiratory tract, and saliva. Penetrated into the body, manganese accumulates in the form of phosphates in various organs: bones, spinal cord and brain, liver, lungs. Therefore, all precautions are taken with direct contact with manganese.

4 Additional tips

Potassium permanganate powder is better soluble in hot water( 70 ° C).When poisoning is necessary to use a solution of manganese only in order to induce vomiting. The solution should be pale pink.

Drinking fluid with the drug often, for health purposes, is prohibited, it can be used once to neutralize toxins in the body.

It should be remembered that manganese crystals can cause a severe burn, so it is necessary to dilute the powder very carefully, taking all precautions.