How to wash the stomach for a patient who drinks the wrong water to clean the house?

Question
Hello doctor,
Can I ask how to wash the stomach of the patient who drank the wrong water to clean the house? Is the time long? Thank you doctor.
Anonymous customer
Answer
Answered by Specialist I Trinh Ngoc Duy - Emergency Department, Vinmec Times City International Hospital.
Hello,
With the question "How to wash the stomach of the patient who drank the wrong water to clean the house? ", the doctor would like to answer as follows:
House cleaning liquid in the composition contains substances with cleaning, bactericidal, scent-forming properties; the nature of the doctor that substance can be acid, alcohol, alkali,...
Depending on what kind of cleaning agent the patient drinks, the nature of the cleaning agent, the amount of it, the time taken, the symptoms clinical, ... then the treating doctor will make an appropriate treatment plan and decide whether to wash the stomach or not.
The duration of the gastric lavage procedure is not long. The patient will have a nasogastric tube placed; Then proceed to wash until clean.
If the patient drinks the wrong cleaning solution, let the patient vomit if possible and prevent choking while vomiting by lying on one side. You need to bring the patient to the hospital as soon as possible and bring the bottle of the cleaning solution (or take a picture of the bottle), so that the doctor can know the type of cleaning agent and give the appropriate treatment plan. fit.
If you still have questions about drinking the wrong cleaning water, you can go to a hospital under Vinmec Health System for further examination and advice. Thank you for trusting and sending questions to Vinmec. Wishing you lots of health.
Best regards!