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[Accidental methyl alcohol poisoning].

J H Xiao1

  • 1Sanitation and Anti-epidemic Station in Chaoyang.

Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi [Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine]
|May 1, 1990
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A poisoning incident in Chaoyang county involved contaminated retail white spirit with methyl alcohol. Fourteen of twenty-nine drinkers died, and two experienced blindness from methanol toxicity.

Area of Science:

  • Toxicology
  • Public Health
  • Accident Analysis

Context:

  • Reports an accidental mass poisoning incident in Chaoyang county.
  • Identifies contaminated "retail white spirit" as the source of methanol exposure.
  • Highlights the public health risk associated with adulterated alcoholic beverages.

Purpose:

  • To analyze the circumstances and outcomes of a methyl alcohol poisoning event.
  • To determine the toxic dose and identify symptoms associated with methanol ingestion.
  • To investigate the source and contamination level of the toxic agent.

Summary:

  • Twenty-nine individuals consumed methyl alcohol-contaminated "retail white spirit," leading to severe health consequences.
  • Symptoms included vertigo, headache, vomiting, dyspnea, and blurred vision, appearing 6-120 hours post-ingestion.

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  • Analysis revealed methyl alcohol content between 16.6-40.69 g/100 ml in the spirit, with fatalities linked to doses over 40 ml.

    • Impact:

    • The incident resulted in fourteen deaths and two cases of permanent blindness.
    • Underscores the critical need for stringent quality control in alcohol production and retail.
    • Emphasizes the severe neurotoxic and ocular effects of methyl alcohol poisoning.