How poisonous are toads?

Toads are very common animals and have high medicinal value, but at the same time, they are also very toxic. You must be very careful when coming into contact with toads. The toxins in toads cannot be removed by simply washing. If you are not careful, toads can easily cause human poisoning, and in severe cases, it can cause death. After toad poisoning, patients will experience symptoms such as dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. If symptoms of toad poisoning occur, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment in time.

Clinically, death from toad poisoning is rare, but it should be taken seriously. The incubation period of the clinical manifestations of toad poisoning is 0.5 to 1 hour. The main symptoms are dizziness, sweating, numbness of the lips and limbs, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain and diarrhea, shock, chest tightness, palpitations, etc. Severe cases may lead to respiratory and circulatory failure. If toad venom accidentally gets into the eyes, it can cause redness and swelling of the eyes or even blindness.

First aid for toad poisoning: 1. After poisoning, induce vomiting to expel the poison as soon as possible, stimulate the throat with chopsticks, spoon handle or fingers, and drink plenty of clean water or light salt water to repeatedly wash the stomach. However, oily laxatives should not be used for catharsis. If conditions permit, magnesium sulfate can be used for catharsis. 2. Inject 0.5-10 mg of atropine. If there is no improvement, repeat the injection in 2-3 hours. 3. Give the poisoned person strong tea or sugar water, and take large amounts of vitamin B1 and vitamin C to replenish the lack of water and accelerate detoxification. 4. Drinking licorice, red beans or mung beans as soup can also help detoxify. 5. If toad venom accidentally gets into the eyes and causes redness and swelling of the eyes or even blindness, you can use lithospermum juice, coptis juice or normal saline to rinse the eyes. 6. If you find someone poisoned by toads, in addition to taking the above first aid measures, if the symptoms are serious, call 120 emergency number as quickly as possible or rush to the hospital for treatment.

What are the symptoms of toad poisoning?

The incubation period is 0.5-1 hour, and the main symptoms are:

1. Digestive system: severe nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, diarrhea, ascites, shock;

2. Respiratory and circulatory system: chest tightness, palpitations, cyanosis, arrhythmia, electrocardiogram may show ST, T changes and conduction block similar to digitalis poisoning.

3. Severe cases may lead to Adams-Stokes syndrome, respiratory and circulatory failure;

4. Nervous system: dizziness, headache, drowsiness, sweating, numbness of lips and limbs, convulsions;

5. If toad venom accidentally gets into the eyes, it can cause redness and swelling of the eyes, or even blindness. Exfoliative dermatitis occasionally occurs.