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Nitrous Oxide (Nitrous Oxide), also known as laughing gas, a colorless and sweet gas, is an oxidizing agent with the chemical formula N? 6? 0O, which can support combustion under certain conditions (like oxygen, because laughing gas can be decomposed into nitrogen and oxygen at high temperatures), but it is stable at room temperature, has a slight anesthetic effect, and can cause laughter. Its anesthetic effect was discovered by British chemist Humphrey David in 1799. The theory holds that N? 6? 0O and CO? 6? 0 molecules have similar structures (including electronic formulas), so its spatial configuration is linear, and N? 6? 0O is a polar molecule.
Recently, the news of a woman going crazy with a high balloon attracted attention. "Someone is going to kidnap me, how did you bring me to the hospital?" A few days ago, a young woman who looked "drunk" came to the emergency room of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, which startled everyone. In fact, it is normal for drunks to appear in the emergency room of the hospital at night, but the girl behaved strangely, talking nonsense like "drunk" after being drunk, but the escort insisted that she did not drink.
What's going on here?
Young girl hallucinates after'hi balloon '
A few days ago, at around 9 p.m., a tall, stylishly dressed woman in her 20s staggered into the emergency room of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital with the help of a man and a woman. Whether it was a fuss or a medical condition, the woman was weak and panting, and kept saying that someone was going to kidnap her.
"Be obedient, with us here, who dares to kidnap you." The men who accompanied them said that they came from a certain KTV.
"Another drunk one, it seems that he is not lightly drunk." The nurse on duty glanced at them and shook his head.
"She didn't drink, really." Just as the man denied it, the "drunk" woman not far away mumbled again: "Hurry up, my kidnapper is coming." I saw her lying on the ground, with snot and tears on her face, and her makeup was already crying, like a big tabby cat.
"Did you see a psychiatric doctor at night? She suddenly had hallucinations and always thought that someone was going to kidnap and murder her." The man asked with a look of embarrassment.
"Then you have to go to a specialist hospital."
A man and a woman supported the girl who was hallucinating and waited for a friend to pick her up.
"So there is a mental illness, or did you inhale or drink something poisonous?" A young doctor happened to see this scene.
"No, it's an overdose, hi balloon, just breathing laughing gas." The man who accompanied him said, "I feel that your mileage may vary. She is thin and weak, usually inhaling two or three sticks, thinking that there is, floating is fine, these two days are not happy, tonight I inhaled six or seven sticks, and I felt out of breath. I didn't expect hallucinations and hearing hallucinations. Said that I heard someone scolding her, and then shouted that she was going to be kidnapped." The man sighed.
The reporter learned that in recent years, in some bars or KTVs, something called "Hi Balloon" has appeared. In layman's terms, it is to inject a slightly sweet gas commonly known as "laughing gas" into the balloon. It is said that after inhaling "laughing gas", you will be happy. This so-called "fast, non-addictive, and harmless" hallucinogenic method has become popular, but reports of death have also been reported frequently.
"Laughing gas is actually just a nickname, the scientific name is nitrous oxide, which is a colorless and slightly sweet gas." Professor Hu Shuangfei, deputy chairperson of the Anesthesiology Branch of the Zhejiang Provincial Medical Association and director of the Department of Anesthesiology of Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, introduced that laughing gas is actually a member of the anesthetic family in medicine. It has been contributing to the surgical treatment of patients long before young people use it as a fashionable entertainment and as a food additive.
Laughing gas was first discovered in 1772 by the British chemist Joseph Priestley. In 1798, David, an employee of Priestley, accidentally inhaled the gas and couldn't help laughing and dancing, so he named it "laughing gas". In 1844, the American dentist Wells inhaled laughing gas and asked his assistant to extract his teeth without pain. Since then, laughing gas has been widely used in hospitals as an anesthetic.
Hu Shuangfei told reporters that "laughing gas" is generally used in general anesthesia. After the human body inhales "laughing gas", it enters the lungs for absorption. At this time, because the concentration in the alveoli is higher than that in the blood, the alveoli will exchange gas with the cells on the surface of the lungs, so that "laughing gas" enters the blood and is transported to all parts of the body, thus entering the brain to achieve a relaxing effect, mainly analgesia, followed by sedation.
Why does nitrous oxide make people laugh? Researchers believe it causes the release of endorphins, the famous "pleasure hormone."
Perhaps it is young people who advocate "fashionable" who have taken a fancy to the characteristics they call "cool" and "hi". In this regard, Professor Hu Shuangfei expressed concern, saying that the negative effects of inhaling laughing gas should not be underestimated.
"Medical anesthesia clearly stipulates that laughing gas must be mixed with oxygen, and anesthesiologists need to closely test it, because the main risk of using laughing gas is hypoxia. If it is not matched with oxygen, or it is not well controlled during the anesthesia process,
If the concentration of laughing gas is too high and the concentration of oxygen is too low, it will cause hypoxia. In light cases, it can cause coma, and in severe cases, it will kill. "
Similarly, laughing gas in fashion and entertainment is risky, says Mr. Hu.
If laughing gas is used improperly, there will be risks such as bloating and alveolar bursting; excessive use of laughing gas can lead to lower blood pressure, dizziness, hallucinations, hearing hallucinations, and even sudden heart disease. If used for a long time, it may cause central nervous system poisoning and endanger life.
From 2006 to 2012, 17 people were reported to have died from excessive inhalation of laughing gas in the UK alone. Reports in China are also frequent. A 25-year-old man in Fuzhou, who was a graduate student in the United States, could not move his feet after taking laughing gas for more than two months. He was sent back to Fuzhou and was in a coma for a while. After rescue, although he was out of danger, the damage to the nervous system was not fully recovered.
As an anesthesiologist who has been practicing medicine for nearly 30 years, Hu Shuangfei reminds that whether you are going to operate in the hospital or inhale laughing gas in entertainment venues, you must understand some contraindications in anesthesia (including laughing gas) -
If there is an obvious heart disease, inhaling "laughing gas" may lead to serious hypotension and other dangers; if there is an occult heart disease, the harm may be unexpected. Therefore, patients should inform the usual subtle discomfort and other clues in time when they are admitted to the hospital to report their medical history, and actively cooperate with the doctor's testing suggestions to eliminate various possible dangers, including the risk of anesthesia accidents.
