2006
DOI: 10.1080/15376520600616917
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Methanol Intoxications in Adana, Turkey

Abstract: Methanol is a highly toxic substance that is commonly used as an industrial solvent and antifreeze in automobiles. Methanol intoxication usually occurs following inhalation or topical exposure of spirit, homemade alcohol, or eau de cologne. The goal of this study was to examine methanol fatalities and methanol poisoning characteristics in our region and to contribute to form a database concerning methanol intoxication cases in our country. The records of the Morgue Department, Council of Forensic Medicine Adan… Show more

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“…The overwhelming majority of these deaths are due to ethanol. Deaths due to methanol poisoning as reported in the published literature account for fewer than 1000 deaths in any given year ( in addition to the methanol deaths in India reported above). Publications on methanol deaths stem from three sources: case studies (e.g.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…The overwhelming majority of these deaths are due to ethanol. Deaths due to methanol poisoning as reported in the published literature account for fewer than 1000 deaths in any given year ( in addition to the methanol deaths in India reported above). Publications on methanol deaths stem from three sources: case studies (e.g.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 89%
“…EU provides limits for certain spirits [67]. Several methanol poisoning outbreaks associated with unrecorded alcohol [68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79][80][81][82][83][84][85].…”
Section: Chemical Composition Of Unrecorded Alcoholmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The problem of inadmissible methanol in noncommercial alcohol samples is noticeable. Roughly, less than 0.1% of the global alcohol-attributed deaths are due to methanol (corresponds to 2,740 deaths based on the global burden of disease) (3, 4). Other than methanol, there are other potential toxic effects of noncommercial alcohol samples due to ingredients other than ethanol.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%