Open AccessSingle center experience of managing methanol poisoning in the hilly state of uttarakhand: A cross sectional study
Author(s) -
Manish Kumar,
Nidhi Kaeley,
Nagasubramanyam Vempalli,
Bhanu Bhardwaj,
Subodh Kumar,
Ankita Kabi,
Poonam Arora,
Mridul Dhar
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of critical illness and injury science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.274
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2231-5004
pISSN - 2229-5151
DOI - 10.4103/ijciis.ijciis_49_19
Subject(s) - medicine , methanol poisoning , cross sectional study , sepsis , pediatrics , methanol , chemistry , organic chemistry , pathology
In this article, we describe our experience in managing one of the worst tragedies of an outbreak of methanol poisoning in the state of Uttarakhand in February 2019. It was reported that more than 100 people of Uttarakhand and neighboring districts of Uttar Pradesh succumbed to death after consuming this toxic alcohol laced with methanol.