Is aspiration pneumonia life-threatening?

In recent years, smog has appeared in various degrees in all major cities, which also indicates that people’s living environment is greatly polluted, and it has become a trend that people’s health is affected by it. The first and most serious thing is that various types of pneumonia appear unexpectedly in our family members or friends around us, which makes us worried. So is aspiration pneumonia life-threatening?

Let me tell you about it today. Let me talk about everyone's questions. Aspiration pneumonia is a chemical pneumonia caused by inhalation of acidic substances, animal fats such as food, stomach contents and other irritating liquids and volatile hydrocarbons. In severe cases, respiratory failure or respiratory distress syndrome may occur.

Treatment measures: In an emergency, high-concentration oxygen inhalation should be given immediately, foreign bodies should be sucked out with a bronchoscope or endotracheal intubation, and positive end-expiratory pressure breathing should be used to treat "acute respiratory distress syndrome". Albumin or low molecular weight dextran can be used to correct hypovolemia.

Diuretics are used to avoid left ventricular overload and leakage of colloid fluid into the pulmonary interstitium. Aspiration pneumonia is a common disease in patients with cerebrovascular disease. It is usually caused by swallowing dysfunction in patients, resulting in aspiration and misswallowing. Of course, it can also occur in comatose patients. Patients with cerebrovascular disease should prevent aspiration pneumonia. In the early stages, if the patient is unconscious, try not to let him take food or water through his mouth. In addition, if the patient has swallowing dysfunction, do not let him take food or water through his mouth. A gastric tube should be placed in time.

When the recovery period comes and the patient's swallowing dysfunction improves, swallowing function training can be performed. In addition, after the condition stabilizes, the patient can choose to sit with the head lowered to eat, which reduces the possibility of aspiration or accidental swallowing. It will not affect life.

It can be seen from this that aspiration pneumonia will not endanger life, and if related symptoms occur, there will be no problem as long as they are treated properly. Our life is so beautiful, but the reality is so cruel. If we want to survive in this cruel environment, we must be careful at all times. The most precious thing is our body.