TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - Determination of formic acid tissue and fluid concentrations in three fatalities due to methanol poisoning
JO  - American journal of forensic medicine and pathology
A1  - Hantson, P.
A1  - Haufroid, V.
A1  - Mahieu, P.
SP  - 335
EP  - 338
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0195-7910
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000433-200012000-00007
ID  - ref1
ER  -