Gunpowder disease

Gunpowder disease

Poisoning by gases produced by gunshots and explosions. Clinical manifestation depends on the predominance of exposure to one or another toxic component. A disease that occurs as a result of exposure to toxic substances released during explosions on the body. The disease occurs in people exposed to explosions of ammunition or household devices containing explosives. This occurs due to non-compliance with safety measures. The main source of poisoning is small explosions of domestic gas or the initiation of rupture bags in leisure clubs. Poisoning is also possible when planting explosives. An explosion may cause fuel leaks, increasing the risk of fire. An explosion in the presence of flammable liquids and objects aggravates the situation. Other environmental factors may also occur - detonation of dummies, imitation weapons, explosive packages. This causes burns and concussion. **When ammunition explodes** panic, a state of shock, hysteria, depression, and delusional behavior often occur. In severe cases, such manifestations result in damage to the central nervous system and internal bleeding. The auditory organ is often affected, causing deafness, and with extensive damage, death. Poisonous chemicals are also a factor leading to death. When an explosion occurs simultaneously with combustion, a shock wave is formed. Sometimes a person dies solely from it. When the body is simultaneously exposed to explosives and solids, deep wounds appear. However, in general, explosives are more gentle than a mixture of acids. Typically, after inhaling a mixture of metals and explosives, a person becomes infected with a staph infection of the scalp and lymph nodes. There are cases of damage to the nervous system.

Powder sickness is a serious traumatic disease caused by poisoning of the body with gas generated from gunpowder during a shot. This is a toxic condition that occurs upon contact with a gaseous substance and can lead to serious consequences for human health and even life. In this article we will look at information about gunpowder disease and its consequences.

Gunpowder disease is an accidental encounter of the human body with the chemical substance gunpowder, which it has never encountered before. Gunpowder is a mixture of nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin, pyroxylin and other substances that, when burned, become a source of extremely toxic chemicals (carbon monoxide and nitrogen).

Exposure to concentrated gases leads to serious negative consequences - from chemical burns to permanent poisoning. A chemical burn, which occurs when a large amount of any kind of gunpowder gets in, even in a relatively isolated space, in addition to redness, scarring and loss of skin thickness, is usually accompanied by a loss of immune reactivity, conjunctivitis and catarrhal phenomena in the upper respiratory tract. Pneumonia also often becomes one of the consequences of the defeat. All powder burns are accompanied by lethargy, drowsiness, apathy, memory impairment, and motor impairment. Gastrointestinal disorders may occur; in some cases, microinfarctions are found in the kidneys. Colitis or other intestinal pathology may develop. Disorders of the cardiovascular system. The clinical picture of the disease consists of two symptoms: intoxication and pathomorphosis.