Paraquat poisoning / 中国小儿急救医学

ABSTRACT

Paraquat is one kind of phytocide 2,2'-bipyridine. Oral administration is the most common way to be poisoned,and the mortality is high. As so far the mechanism of poison is not clear. It was believed that a lot of oxygen radical caused cell membrane lipid peroxidize, which lead to multiorgan disturbed. The most common and severe injury of lungs is pneumonedema and pulmonary fibrosis. There is no any antidote to paraquat poison. Treatment of paraquat poisoning is stomach washing, catharsis, blood purified, immune suppressed and antioxidation.