Pesticide spraying should be on guard against pesticide poisoning

(agricultural get Rich Network) now the weather is hot, it is the season of frequent pesticide spraying, pesticide poisoning incidents occur from time to time. The doctor reminded the broad masses of farmers that when spraying pesticides in the fields, they must pay attention to safety, beware of poisoning, and take preventive measures. Yuan Zhenyun, deputy chief physician of the emergency department of the first Hospital of Hebei Medical University, stressed that minors, lactating women, people with a weak body, people with a history of allergies and people with broken skin should not take part in spraying. When spraying, wear long-sleeved pants and face masks. Do not smoke, do not eat food, do not sweat with hands, be tailwind, travel apart, spray sooner or later; change clothes after spraying, and wash in time when the skin is contaminated. Before spraying, you should adjust the sprayer and other tools, strictly control the concentration of the liquid according to the regulations, and pay attention to avoid polluting water sources, farms and other places; after spraying, wash your face and hands with soapy water before eating (avoid washing your face and hands with soapy water after spraying trichlorfon. Wash your face and hands with clean water) Do not throw used medicine bottles everywhere to prevent pollution of the environment, let alone let children play, unused pesticides must be placed in a safe place out of the reach of children to prevent accidental eating; tools used by spraying should be washed and marked in the field to prevent people and animals from entering within 3 to 5 days, and crops can only be eaten for at least a week after spraying.

Yuan Zhenyun also reminded that the main symptoms of organophosphorus pesticide poisoning are dizziness, headache, sweating, fatigue, vomiting, general tightness, chest tightness, drooling, abdominal pain, diarrhea, fecal incontinence and even convulsions, coma and so on. Some farmers mistakenly think that they have heatstroke in a hot day, and they will get better after a rest, resulting in a delay in treatment. Therefore, farmers should enhance their awareness of protection, understand the relevant common sense of pesticide poisoning, and find out that they have symptoms of poisoning, so they should be sent to the hospital for examination and treatment immediately.