How harmful is formaldehyde to infants?

Formaldehyde is a highly toxic chemical gas. Once children are exposed for a long time, it will lead to physical discomfort and corresponding poisoning symptoms, such as dry throat, cough, hoarseness, lethargy and weakness. As long as the child is found to have this abnormal disease, it is necessary to help the child to treat it in time, otherwise it will aggravate the poisoning and cause greater disease harm. Specific hazards are described in detail below. Let's have a look.

Hazard 1. Injury to the eyes

Formaldehyde is very irritating. As long as the child is exposed for a long time, it will cause damage to the eyes, leading to eye discomfort, mainly manifested as redness, pain, tears and photophobia. Severe children may also have conjunctivitis and keratitis.

Hazard two. Damage to the skin

Formaldehyde can also damage children's skin, leading to corresponding skin lesions, such as rash, blisters, dermatitis and so on.

Hazard three. Respiratory tract injury

Once children are poisoned by formaldehyde, there will be obvious respiratory discomfort, such as sneezing, coughing, laryngeal spasm, pulmonary edema, bronchitis and so on.

Hazard 4, triggering gastrointestinal reactions

Formaldehyde can also damage the gastrointestinal tract, leading to abdominal pain, vomiting, ulcers, gastritis and so on.

Hazard 5. Liver function damage

Long-term exposure to formaldehyde can also damage liver function, causing chemical hepatitis or liver necrosis. Therefore, children should try to stay away from formaldehyde environment, reduce the occurrence of diseases and protect their own health.

Harm VI. Damage to the blood system

If children are exposed to high concentrations of formaldehyde for a long time, thrombocytopenia and leukopenia will occur. Once these diseases get worse, they will increase the incidence of leukemia and affect children's health.

This shows how harmful formaldehyde is to children. Only by helping children stay away from formaldehyde environment as much as possible can we reduce these hazards and protect their health. If the child is unfortunately poisoned by formaldehyde, he should be helped to seek medical treatment in time. Only in this way can we reduce the harm of formaldehyde poisoning and avoid adverse health effects. In addition, during the child's rehabilitation, parents should also help their children to eat scientifically, enhance their physical fitness, improve their disease resistance and promote the rehabilitation of diseases.