Poisoning cassava (tapioca) deadly

Patients poisoned cassava (tapioca) will appear symptoms of digestive disorders (vomiting, diarrhea) and neurological disorders. Emergency care for victims must first induce vomiting, then to drink sugar water, sugarcane juice and turn to health authorities. Very easy to be fatal for children A study of doctor Bach Van Cam - Head of Emergency Pediatric Hospital 1 HCMC and Dr. Nguyen Thi Kim Thoa showed a level of cassava poisoning in the causes of death among children. Accidents account for 10% of food poisoning, the death rate was 16.7%; the highest in the types of food poisoning. Cassava poisoning common in children, because they arbitrarily digger eat roasted or cooked by adults, but they all eat much at fasting. The average hospitalization time after poisoning was 11 hours, 7 hours early and no later than 16 hours. Dr. Cam, in high-yield cassava contain toxic cyanhydric - toxin makes the tissues and organs in the body can not use oxygen to cause respiratory depression, coma, cardiovascular collapse, more than a few dozen times Terrace . Toxins are found in shells, intestines, cassava leaves. When ingested, it causes the cells do not absorb oxygen, causing asphyxiation caused cell patients with dyspnea. The disease can be fatal if the victim did not intervene properly and timely. 100% have symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders cassava poisoning symptoms usually occur a few hours after eating this food. Patients who have symptoms of gastrointestinal disorders (bloating, stomach boiling, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea) and neurological disorders (lightheadedness, flushing, tinnitus, dizziness, itching, severe limb , who struggled, tremors, convulsions, even death); cases of fever, cough ... Symptoms most commonly dyspepsia (100%), suddenly appears 4-6 hours after eating, vomiting of food, vomiting times from 4-10 times. Followed by cell hypoxia symptoms. Respiratory symptoms in 73.8% met the case. Cardiac arrhythmias (33%) was expressed later by other symptoms. To aid people say cassava, first needed to induce vomiting for the victims, then to drink sugar water, sugarcane juice and turn right on antitrust department of the hospital to carry out the treatment. Do not eat in the evening boiled cassava Doctors said cassava poisoning accidents can easily occur. As a precaution, should choose to plant less toxic type of cassava, cassava not near neem ... Cassava roots after unloading the need processing immediately. If not promptly processed must be buried into the ground. Prior to processing cassava bark stripped and soaked in water (rice water as possible). When boiled lid several times to remove volatile substances, if bitter, do not eat. It is best eaten boiled cassava with sugars, bile acid to neutralize the poison in cassava. Do not eat boiled cassava at night because if poisoning, victims are asleep will be difficult to detect. Doctors emphasize that kind of bitter toxic type of cassava (manioc though, our cassava, cassava dwarf, high-yield cassava) low trees, burned thick, young shoots with light blue, light green leaves, reddish petioles. Bulbs have a dark brown exterior, white silk shell contains water. This type is often grown for high yields. The processing unsafe as not soaked, do not cut off both ends, with little boiled water and do not open the lid when boiling increases the likelihood of poisoning.