Burst
Written by: Kong Fanxu, Yang Wanting, Yu Ruijing
2020-04-26 19:22
Last update date: 2020-04-26 19:26One dead and four injured in a fire in Cui Shan Park, Yuen Long Flood Bridge, the unit was exposed on the spot! After the fire, the furniture debris in the house was burned to a serious blackening or destruction, the wall was peeled off, the electric switch was burned, the living room was combed and the furniture and wall decorations were burnt, the audio equipment was blackened and deformed, and the home items were scattered On the ground, a suspected boy was seen in the black ash stove on the ground.
An emergency room specialist said that when a fire occurs, the oxygen in the fire will burn out in a short period of time, and the furniture will also release toxic gases when it is burned, which will cause a lack of oxygen, carbon monoxide poisoning and severe burning of the upper respiratory system in a short time. If the lungs inhale high-temperature toxic smoke, chemical pneumonia will occur, which is fatal.
[Yuen Long Kills the Fire] A suspected young boy was left behind at the fire. (Photo by Yu Ruijing)
The fire unit is located on the 1st floor, Block 14, Cuishan Park, Hongqiao Bridge. There is a family of five. At 7 o'clock last night (25th), the refrigerator in the living room suddenly caught fire. It is understood that the fire alarm was not caused by a short circuit of the refrigerator. Exclusions are related to baby music boxes. In the fire, a 1-year-old baby boy was trapped and was certified dead after being sent to the hospital. The male and female heads of household and a pair of children were injured and sent to the hospital due to smoke inhalation. Among them, the 38-year-old male head of the household deteriorated from severe to critical this morning, 3 The year-old son is also life-threatening. It is understood that both father and son need larynx treatment. The 33-year-old female head of household and 5-year-old daughter are in stable condition.
Doctor: Furniture burning to release poison gas can be fatal
The emergency department specialist Peng Jimao said that when a fire occurs, the oxygen in the fire will burn out in a short period of time, and then carbon monoxide will be produced. When the furniture is burned, it will also produce high temperature and toxic gases. If the fire is an enclosed space, the trapped people It can die in just 2 to 3 minutes due to brain hypoxia, carbon monoxide poisoning, and severe burns to the upper respiratory system.
The four injured in the incident appeared to be not seriously injured when they were admitted to the hospital, but the male head and the second son were in critical condition afterwards, and even needed a throat to rescue. Dr. Peng pointed out that the injured may inhale a large amount of smoke in the fire. When rescued, the body may seem to have no burns on the surface, which makes people think that the injury is minor, but the injury may have serious severity after a few hours, and the situation has turned sharply. Dr. Peng explained the possibility that after inhaling high-temperature toxic smoke in the lungs, chemical pneumonia will appear 5 to 6 hours later; and the respiratory tract may be swollen after 2 to 3 hours due to high temperature burns, making it difficult for the injured to breathe. The above situation can also be fatal.
Children's brains are developing low ability to endure hypoxia
The fire involved 3 young children, including a 5-year-old girl in stable condition, a 4-year-old boy in critical condition, and a 1-year-old boy trapped in the fire and eventually died. Dr. Peng said that because young children have a faster metabolism and the brain is developing, the ability to tolerate hypoxia will be lower than that of adults, and the trauma will be more serious than adults. Dr. Peng also pointed out that medical staff will use supportive treatment to treat fire victims, but the method can only cure the symptoms, not the root cause. For example, the wounded person's trachea is swollen and inserted into the throat to assist breathing, the lungs become inflamed and steroids are produced, and bacterial infections are treated with antibiotics. In severe cases, a heart-lung machine is used. As for whether you can recover, you can only rely on the victim suffering from acute pneumonia and depending on the degree of respiratory burns. However, even if you save your life, you may have the opportunity to retain sequelae, such as brain and lung injury, and the recovery period is long.
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