Fish poison content Buntal Kills Children
Four children in Sub Tempursari, Lumajang, died after eating puffer fish. The fish they catch in Turkish Smooth, Valley Village, Ampelgading, Malang.
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Indrayudi, Director of the General Hospital Dr. Haryato says pufferfish does have a very strong toxicity. Because these fish are different from fish in general. "When other fish to remove bacteria or toxins from the body, pufferfish keep bacteria in the spleen, where the eggs, and bile," he said.
According Indrayudi, tetrodotoxin in puffer fish which there is currently no antidote. "There is no antidote or antidote," said Indrayudi.
Therefore, paramedics in dr Haryato surprised to learn the four boys were taken to the hospital after consuming puffer fish. "Toxins in pufferfish very strong, cyanide lose, can be 20 times cyanide," said Indrayudi. People contaminated puffer fish poison will be vomiting, diarrhea, and muscle dysfunction breath.
"It affects the respiratory organs are affected. That is, there is respiratory failure and heart failure because, in addition to attacking the respiratory muscles, the heart muscle affected," he said.
As reported earlier, seven people were poisoned pufferfish. They are Choirul Zikin, 13 years old, Dani Sukmana (11), Edi Eka Pratama (16), Anggita Angga Pratama (17), Suprianto (17), Choirul Huda (17), and Wakhid (47). Four of them died, the Choirul Zikin, Dani Sukmana, Edi Eka Pratama, and Choirul Huda.
The incident began when six teenage son went fishing to fill holiday time at the beach, Glossy, Friday morning, May 6, 2016. They found pufferfish about 8 kilograms. The fish were taken home. They do not know the fish are poisonous.
At home, the fish is cooked to be eaten together. In the afternoon, they are vomiting, and one of them died. Saturday morning, May 7, 2016, reported two more children followed, and casualties increased by one child on Saturday afternoon.
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