@article{ref1,
title="Determination of formic acid tissue and fluid concentrations in three fatalities due to methanol poisoning",
journal="American journal of forensic medicine and pathology",
year="2000",
author="Hantson, P. and Haufroid, V. and Mahieu, P.",
volume="21",
number="4",
pages="335-338",
abstract="Three fatalities caused by methanol ingestion are reported. Admission blood methanol concentrations ranged from 0.28 to 4.6 g/L. Two patients had been admitted after a significant delay (>20 hours), and one patient was observed within 90 minutes following ingestion. Formic acid levels were determined in blood samples at admission and ranged from 302 to 680 mg/L. The patients died 44, 55, and 82 hours after poisoning. Formic acid determinations in postmortem tissues were performed by a gas chromatograph method. The authors found great variability in formic acid distribution among the patients and among organs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0195-7910",
doi="10.1097/00000433-200012000-00007",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000433-200012000-00007"
}