Open AccessMethanol Related Deaths in Jordan
Author(s) -
Etab AL-Kassasbeh
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jordanian journal of engineering and chemical industries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2617-720X
pISSN - 2616-9584
DOI - 10.48103/jjeci182018
Subject(s) - methanol poisoning , medicine , forensic science , methanol , cause of death , pediatrics , veterinary medicine , chemistry , disease , organic chemistry
The aim of this study is to examine methanol poisoning cases from the medico-legal point of view. The records of the NationalInstitute of Forensic Medicine (NIFM)-Jordan were reviewed retrospectively for all methanol poisoning from January 2007 toJanuary 2008. It was found that methanol poisoning comprise 0.92% of all forensic autopsies (n: 16), 87.5% of the cases weremales, the mean age of victims was 35, range 14-56 years, the largest age group was 30-39 years accounted for (31.25%, 5cases) followed by the age group 40-49 years (25%, 4 cases). The methanol blood concentrations ranged widely from 56 to 400mg/dL. There were 12 cases (75%) with the methanol blood concentrations over 100mg/dL. Fifteen cases were found dead andone was admitted to hospital before death. The main cause of death in all cases was due to methanol intoxication as underliningcause of deat