Winter is coming, the car to add anti-freeze coolant, mainly for the car’s cooling system and replacement of anti-freeze glass window water. But since most antifreeze is a non-odorous liquid, and some drivers often use a beverage bottle to store antifreeze for convenience, it is easy to be taken by others as water or beverage. So, what’s the harm of accidentally drinking antifreeze and how should car owners store it?

What is Anti-freeze coolant?

Automobile antifreeze is used in the automobile engine cooling system. Generally, it is composed of base liquid and additives. The commonly used automobile antifreeze solution is a glycol type. The main ingredient that leads to human poisoning is ethylene glycol, which usually accounts for 30% ~ 70% of the antifreeze. If a person takes 30 ~ 50 ml of antifreeze by mistake, he or she can have obvious symptoms of poisoning.

The hazard of drinking antifreeze by mistake and countermeasures

1. After drinking the coolant, you should extract the root of your tongue to induce vomiting as soon as possible and wash your stomach to the hospital in time to remove the poison.

2. Patients with severe diseases should receive timely hemodialysis to remove ethylene glycol and its metabolites, which has a good effect on the prevention and treatment of renal failure.

3. At the same time, symptomatic and supportive therapies should be actively adopted to correct acidosis, maintain water and electrolyte balance, monitor functional changes of important organs, and prevent and treat cerebral edema, heart failure, pulmonary edema, and renal failure.

How to storage antifreeze coolant safety?

Antifreeze is commonly eaten because it is in a beverage bottle. Therefore, the owner must pay attention to the storage of antifreeze, and avoid using beverage bottles as much as possible. If the appropriate container is not found, the name of the storage must be written on the bottle. At the same time, remember to keep the antifreeze in places out of reach of children so that they do not take it.

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