The enigmatic poisoning of Navaln is wrapped in several versions: he spoke of serious complications

The poison by which a person is crippled

Clinical toxicology physician Gabija Laubner told us more about what makes a person crippled.

“It sounds very complicated, but it is a substance or a group of substances that damage the nerves. Here we are sitting now, we can communicate normally, we are not nervous, we are not convulsing, we are not unconscious. So that substance that transmits information from one neuron to another regulates the fact that we can communicate normally, live, breathe, work, communicate. No extreme reactions.

It is precisely that acetylcholine that regulates this. Its action occurs in such a way that it transmits a signal from one cell to another and this occurs through a nerve signal, the muscles contract or relax. The norm of this substance determines that we are normal ”, says the doctor.

“If we want to paralyze a person, make it uncomfortable to paralyze them, lose consciousness or have other very serious consequences, then we have to block that enzyme so that those signals stop. Then the person is crippled ”, says the interlocutor.

When asked if these substances are used in medicine, the interviewee assured that it is a very strong substance with side effects.

“There is a slightly different principle. Of course, those things have great side effects, but those enzymes are used primarily as chemical weapons. It is used for military or massive restraints and it is like a very strong chemical, organophosphate compounds ”, he assures.

He spoke of possible complications

Dr. Gabija Laubner assured that possible complications depend on several essential things. One of them is the speed with which first aid is provided.

“The poisonings themselves and their subsequent complications depend on many things, not even the poisonings themselves, but the condition itself. The speed with which first aid is provided is important. In this case, we can say that the first aid was provided late, only during the flight. “The question now is what will be the next consequences, if he was protected by giving him first aid: heart, brain, kidneys,” he explained.

When asked why a person is kept in a coma, the interlocutor assured that it is an attempt to buy time.

“To buy time in which the functions of other organs can be organized. In fact, there is now a stage where antidotes are no longer prescribed. Usually they are prescribed only at the beginning,” says the doctor.

It’s so much easier to hide your feet

Professor Šarūnas Liekis recalled that poisoning is a method that has been used to eliminate enemies for a long time.

“Poisoning has long been a common means of getting rid of competitors, enemies, and the like. In the 20th century, the Soviet Union, especially after World War II, used a wide variety of preparations to eliminate its opponents.

There are several stories from the same Soviet prisons about stagnant hearts and allowed preparations in the heart. All blood flow to the prisoners stopped, “Š. Liekis said.

When asked why such a method was chosen, the interviewee stated that it was more difficult to trace.

“It just came to our knowledge then. In such an Omsk hospital, it would probably not be able to detect such Novičiok-type poisons. Also in Lithuania, if some complicated special preparation were used against a person, it would also be difficult to determine,” says the political scientist.

Why was Navalnas chosen?

Navaln, according to the professor, is capable of mobilizing large masses, he is listened to, that is why he was chosen as a target.

“He is still associated with the protest movement, with the politics of unmasking. He is a well-known person, known for his scope, the activities he performs are many people who are associated with him, says the political scientist.

He has been in a coma for almost a week after the alleged poisoning. The opponent has been being treated in a Berlin clinic since Saturday.

German doctors, after an investigation, conclude that he was poisoned.

Initially, A. Navaln was treated in an Omsk hospital, but under pressure from family and colleagues, he was transferred to Germany.

“Now that Alexei has been temporarily withdrawn from the fight, the most important thing is to help him in this way,” Volkov wrote. When A. Navaln returns to the team, he will be happy to hear that his work has continued.