Methanol Poisoning facts
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In 2000, an Australian astrophysicist died from an apparent methanol poisoning in Antarctica. The media referred to it as the "first South Pole murder".
how to treat methanol poisoning?
If fomepizole is unavailable for the treatment of methanol poisoning, doctors will prescribe ethanol (or ethyl alcohol, the "normal" type of alcohol used to get drunk.) This means doctors will save your life in the ER by getting you drunk.
What are the symptoms of methanol poisoning?
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what is methanol poisoning?
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About Dr. Rodney Marks, the only person to be murdered in Antarctica. Due to isolation and weather, it took 6 months to get a proper autopsy, which determined he was poisoned with methanol. Complex jurisdictional issues regarding Antarctica means it's likely his murder will never be solved.
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Michael Malloy, who survived murder attempts including antifreeze, turpentine, horse liniment, rat poison and methanol poisoning. He was also dragged drunk and unconscious and dumped in the snow and had 19 liters of water dumped on him in 26 deg Celsius and survived being hit by a taxi
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During Prohibition the US government required any alcohol for industrial use to contain poison to discourage recreational use. This lead to the death of 31 people in New York City by methanol poisoning during Christmas of 1926.
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Methanol poisoning can be treated by consuming an appropriate amount of ethanol (the type of alcohol found in beverages)
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Methanol poisoning can be treated by administering ethanol ("normal" alcohol) intravenously. Ethanol competes with methanol for enzyme binding, reducing the concentration of formaldehyde (blinding stuff) formed.
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About "Mike the Durable" an alcoholic Irishman who, in an attempt to collect on his life insurance policy, was fed rotten sardines, ground glass, metal shavings, poisoned with alcohol, then methanol, doused with icewater and left out in the cold to die, and finally hit with a taxi and didn't die
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Or Micheal Malloy an Irish man who is known for his surviving murder attempts, including antifreeze, turpentine, horse manure, rat poison and methanol poisoning. By five acquaintances, who tried to commit murder and life insurance fraud.
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Ethanol (alcohol) is used as an antidote in both Methanol and Ethylene Glycol (Antifreeze) poisoning.
