A 22-month-old baby almost died from eating dog bait

Knowing that it was a dog bait used by thieves to bait the family’s two dogs, the parents took the baby to Dak Nong Provincial General Hospital, about a 5-minute drive from home. Doctors performed initial emergency treatment, gastric lavage, intravenous fluids, and transferred the baby to Ho Chi Minh City.

On June 15, after more than 3 days of treatment at Children’s Hospital 2, the baby’s condition was temporarily stable. The family said baiting to steal dogs often happens in the area.

Dog baits often contain cyanide poison (liquid form), placed in round nylon bags, covered with a thin layer of meat on the outside. When eating the bait, the nylon bag quickly bursts, causing poison to spray into the oral cavity, causing death.

MSc. Huynh Thi Thuy Kieu, Deputy Department of Emergency Medicine, Children’s Hospital 2, said that cyanide poisoning is life-threatening and requires technical expertise and expertise to treat it effectively, without creating additional complications. other serious problem. Do not try to make the child vomit poison, it can cause scratches in the throat, stomach bleeding, aspiration…

Parents should monitor children carefully and keep them out of sight. For older children, parents can guide children to recognize and automatically stay away from harmful substances. In case of poisoning, the child should quickly take the child to the nearest medical facility.