Metil Alkol Zehirlenmeleri

Abstract

All over the world, toxic disasters related to methyl alcohol have caused many deaths in the form of occasional epidemics. In our country, cases of methyl alcohol poisoning due to the consumption of illegal beverages, which are made to obtain lowcost drinks from time to time, are encountered with an increasing frequency in emergency services. In the treatment, besides the early emergency admission of the patients, it is very important to distinguish them from the other patients who apply for an ordinary ethyl alcohol intake, in other words, early diagnosis. In addition to these parameters, emergency access to resources such as hemodialysis is the keystone of treatment for the patient to be treated effectively.We aim to discuss the clinical findings and treatment methods of this poisoning, in which early diagnosis and treatment are lifesaving, in the light of current literature.