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In 2013, as a result of methanol mass poisoning in Iran [29] 694 people were hospitalised in the city of Rafsanjan. 8 people were reported dead due to severe intoxication. During the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran , nearly 300 people died and over a thousand became ill from drinking methanol in the belief that drinking it can kill the virus in the ...
The victims were an American, two Danes, two Australians, and a Brit. Australia's prime minister called the ordeal "every parent's very worst fear."
Two of Hernandez-Cazares’ sons, ages 5 and 9, died in 2012 during a family vacation at a North Dakota campground after a drunk driver ran over their tent, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's ...
A family of four was found dead inside a New Hampshire vacation home on Christmas from what appeared to be carbon monoxide poisoning. ... Carbon monoxide poisoning kills 400 people in US each year.
As little as 10 mL of pure methanol when drunk is metabolized into formic acid, which can cause permanent blindness by destruction of the optic nerve. 15 mL is potentially fatal, [1] although the median lethal dose is typically 100 mL (3.4 fl oz) (i.e. 1–2 mL/kg body weight of pure methanol). [4] Reference dose for methanol is 0.5 mg/kg/day. [9]
People having drunk heavily for several days or weeks may have withdrawal symptoms after the acute intoxication has subsided. [ 35 ] A person consuming a dangerous amount of alcohol persistently can develop memory blackouts and idiosyncratic intoxication or pathological drunkenness symptoms. [ 36 ]
Seven people, including one American citizen, were hospitalized over the weekend for suspected poisoning after drinking cocktails at a hotel resort bar in Fiji, health officials said Monday.
This is a list of the most notable people in Category:Alcohol-related deaths who died of short- and/or long-term effects of alcohol consumption. Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol, or driving under the influence, are not listed here.