| Autor: |
Sabeva, Yulichka, Yovcheva, Marieta, Koleva, Mariana, Zlateva, Snesha, Marinov, Petko |
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Journal of Medical Chemical, Biological & Radiological Defense; 2010, Vol. 8, p211-216, 6p, 1 Chart, 2 Graphs |
| Abstrakt: |
The aim of this work was to investigate the frequency and etiology of acute intoxications with methyl alcohol during the period 2000 - 2008 in Varna region in order to prevent them after establishing the origin of the toxic substance and eliminating it. The object of the study were 150 patients treated in the Clinic of intensive treatment of acute intoxications and toxoallergy in Naval Hospital - Varna and other hospitals in Varna region and 61 patients with acute methanol intoxication who were an object of forensic medicine and forensic chemistry toxicology expertise. The identification and quantitative analysis of the toxic agent in the blood of the patients were made in Toxicology Laboratory in Naval Hospital - Varna by an own gas-chromatography method for identification of volatile organic solvents, including alcohols. Different liquids with unknown composition, alcohol spirit trade drinks and spirit for technical needs had been analyzed in order to be able to discover the source of the methanol poisoning. These liquids had been drunk by the patients and were brought by their relatives, taken from shops or confiscated by the police. A firm tendency to increasing the number of severe methanol poisonings had been established. More frequently they were incidental and not a result of a suicidal act. On the background of general increasing the alcohol ethanol consumption, the methyl alcohol distributed in drug stores freely as spirit for technical use inevitably leads to wrong ingestion and severe and potentially fatal poisonings. The competent organs should stop the free production and free distribution of this especially dangerous trade product for household use and make strict restrictive rules for its use. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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