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The couple had to go to the hospital because they drank the wrong car coolant

Thinking that the 2 cans (blue and red) were supposed to be soft drinks by an acquaintance, the couple took them out to drink during dinner.

Recently, the Center for Intensive Care, 108 Central Military Hospital received a couple hospitalized in a state of panic due to drinking the wrong car engine coolant.

According to the patient’s account, before that, they were given 2 cans of water, 1 blue and 1 red, without any further instructions. Looking at the can, the couple thought it was beer and carbonated soft drinks, so they brought it out to drink in the evening. Seeing that the water had no taste, at this time, the family looked it up online according to the words on the can.

They panicked when they knew it was car engine coolant. The couple rushed each other to 108 Military Central Hospital. The patient was gastric lavage at the Emergency Department and transferred to the Intensive Care Center for monitoring. Thanks to timely detection and management, the patients fortunately had no serious symptoms and were discharged after 3 days.

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1 in 2 cans of water the patients drank. Photo: Provided by the hospital

According to Doctor CKI Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang, Center for Intensive Care, the incident is a lesson for many people, before eating or drinking anything, it is necessary to carefully read the label, ingredients and uses to avoid any confusion. regret. In this case, the water can has a similar shape and color to the cans of Coca-Cola and beer. The writing on the can is in English, there are no Vietnamese sub-labels, so it is easy to confuse users, especially the elderly and children.

Scientifically, this water has the main ingredient is Ethylene glycol, a colorless, odorless, sweet liquid with cooling and anti-freezing effects used in internal combustion engines. When entering the body, it will break down into glycolic acid and oxalic acid, causing acidosis, increasing the blood osmotic pressure gap, causing abdominal pain, vomiting, severe kidney failure, brain damage, low blood pressure and dead.

If it is detected that the wrong cooling water is drunk, it is necessary to immediately induce vomiting, wash the stomach and quickly go to the nearest medical facility for timely monitoring and treatment. You should also bring a can of drinking water as a basis for early diagnosis and treatment.

Military Central Hospital 108 also said that up to now, the institute has received and handled many cases of alcohol poisoning, rat poison, herbal medicine of unknown origin, bee stings, snake bites…

“Every person needs to be careful to protect their health, not to use anything that is uncertain about the origin, nature and use of the product. Manufacturers also need to have clear warnings on products, with sub-labels in Vietnamese with imported products to avoid unfortunate confusion, “said Dr. Huyen Trang.

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