These soldiers were taken to hospital because of illness. More than 24 hours after the incident, two people were still rescued in the intensive care unit (ICU) due to serious illness, but it is expected that at most four soldiers will be discharged soon. Sculley, the deputy commander in charge of medical services in the hospital, said that antifreeze, also known as ethylene glycol, is dangerous even if it is ingested in a small amount. It will lead to renal failure immediately, and organ failure if eaten in large quantities. Other symptoms include nausea, excitement and unconsciousness.
Antifreeze can easily be mistaken for alcoholic beverages. Intake of antifreeze may lead to serious kidney injury and even death. It is reported that the most common antifreeze is ethylene glycol. The antifreeze prepared by ethylene glycol has the best performance as cooling liquid, but it is harmful to human body.
Ethylene glycol usually accounts for 30% to 70% of antifreeze. People who accidentally ingest 30 ml to 50 ml of antifreeze can have obvious poisoning symptoms, and drinking more than 100 ml at a time can kill them. If you accidentally take antifreeze, you should send it to the hospital as soon as possible. If you eat poison by mistake, you must go to the hospital for gastric lavage as soon as possible, preferably within 4 hours. If you accidentally drink antifreeze, you should dig the root of your tongue as soon as possible to induce vomiting, and go to the hospital for gastric lavage in time to remove poisons. If it reaches a critical state, hemodialysis should be carried out in time to remove ethylene glycol and its metabolites to prevent renal failure.