Ethanol poisoning.

P J Gibson; A J Cant; T G Mant

doi:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10071.x

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Ethanol poisoning.

P J Gibson·A J Cant·T G Mant

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Abstract

A 3-year-old boy with severe ethanol poisoning metabolised ethanol more rapidly than expected (0.33 g/l/hour or 7.16 mmol/l/hour) and recovered fully with conservative management. It is concluded that active elimination techniques are unnecessary for most children with acute ethanol poisoning.

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P J Gibson, A J Cant, T G Mant. 1985. Ethanol poisoning.. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1985.tb10071.x

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