一起误食亚硝酸盐引起食物中毒的调查报告

A Case Report on Food Poisoning Caused by Eating Nitrite by Mistake

重庆市万州区疾病预防控制中心接到某学校一起疑似亚硝酸盐食物中毒疫情报告,经流行病学调查、卫生学调查,以及采集该校剩余食物等样品检测,判定本次食物中毒为误食亚硝酸盐引起的食物中毒。本次食物中毒者为某学校32名食堂员工,其临床表现以头晕、头痛、呕吐、恶心、青紫、心悸、乏力为主,经亚甲蓝、维生素C、补液及其他对症治疗,2天后中毒者全部痊愈出院,无死亡病例。本次食物中毒警示,各有关部门要加大《食品安全法》宣传力度,完善和健全学校食堂卫生管理制度,不断增强食堂员工健康知识意识,防止类似事件再发生。

A case of suspicious food poisoning caused by nitrite in some schools was reported at 14 o＇clock on February 23,2010. The cause of the accident was judged as eating nitrite by mistake after epidemical,hygienic survey and examining surplus food samples. The victims were 32 employees of the school and their main clinical manifestations were dizziness,headache,vomit,nausea,cyanosis,palpitation and lack of strength. All subjects were cured by treatment with methylene blue,vitamin C,fluid infusion and other symptomatic treatment and were discharged after two days. It is suggested that nitrite is toxic for oral intake by accident. Propagation on the Food Safety Law should be enhanced in the relevant departments. The hygienic management system of schools should be perfected and the awareness of health knowledge in canteen staffs should be improved to prevent similar events from happening again.