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All three men had to be hospitalized after a drinking party in a state of multiple organ dysfunction, especially severe metabolic acidosis. Despite intensive treatment, the man named T. could not survive.
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| Major, BSCK1 Duong Xuan Minh, Department of Hemodialysis, checks the health of a patient |
On May 9, Military Hospital 175 ( Ministry of National Defense ) announced that it had just saved the lives of two men, NVA (46 years old) and NVQ (36 years old), both residing in District 12, suspected of severe methanol (industrial alcohol) poisoning.
According to the family, on the evening of May 1, patient A. and patient Q. and a man organized a family meal during the holiday. After a day, all three people had to be hospitalized in a state of multiple organ dysfunction, especially severe metabolic acidosis. Despite intensive treatment, the man named T. could not survive. The two patients A. and Q. were lucky to overcome the critical stage.
Major, BSCK1, Duong Xuan Minh, Department of Blood Filtration, Military Hospital 175 - the person who directly treated the 2 patients said that the patients were admitted to the emergency room in a state of fatigue, headache, severe vomiting, and visual disturbances.
Blood test results showed multiple organ dysfunction, especially severe metabolic acidosis, increased anion gap, increased blood osmotic pressure gap, while the ethanol concentration in the blood was not high, combined with epidemiological factors, all 3 people who drank had similar symptoms, so we think the cause is due to Methanol poisoning.
Immediately, the hospital held an emergency consultation with experts inside and outside the hospital and determined the diagnosis and carried out active resuscitation interventions such as: blood filtration, blood sugar control, electrolytes, high-dose vitamin B1, folic acid, ethanol supplementation through the digestive tract, etc. Currently, the two patients are conscious, able to move around, and their metabolic acidosis has returned to normal. It is expected that tomorrow (May 10) the patients will be discharged from the hospital.
According to Dr. Duong Xuan Minh, Methanol poisoning is very dangerous. If not detected and hospitalized in time, the patient will fall into a state of worsening Methanol poisoning such as metabolic acidosis, multiple organ damage leading to death in case of late hospitalization.
Symptoms of methanol poisoning usually appear after 1-2 days, including not being able to urinate (prolonged oliguria), prolonged headache, increasing fatigue, lethargy or agitation, loss of alertness, especially signs of visual disturbances that appear very early, people after drinking alcohol containing methanol often see white clouds like mist in front of them...
"When you notice yourself or those around you showing signs of poisoning after consuming alcohol of unknown origin, take them to the nearest medical facility as soon as possible for timely treatment," Dr. Minh recommends.
Methanol, commonly known as industrial alcohol, has many different uses: making paint, solvents... However, this substance is very toxic to the body and is absolutely not used as food alcohol like Ethanol. Alcohol poisoning from Ethanol is usually milder, with only symptoms like drunkenness, but alcohol poisoning from Methanol is often more severe due to industrial alcohol being mixed into drinks.
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