First aid for puffer fish poisoning

Puffer fish, also known as catfish or bubble fish, has a wide variety and fresh meat. Puffer fish contains tetrodotoxin and puffer acid, which are highly toxic components. It is mainly found in puffer fish's ovaries, testes, liver and roe. Sometimes this toxin is also found in meat, which can paralyze the nerve center and nerve endings. This toxin cannot be eliminated by cooking, sun exposure and salting. 0.5mg tetrodotoxin can kill 70kg of people. Poisoning events caused by ingestion of puffer fish continue to occur every year. Due to acute onset, rapid disease changes and severe symptoms, there is currently no deliberate antidote, and its mortality rate is 13.5. % -50%.

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