Re: Could someone explain this please??

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Never heard of this but maybe they were giving that to him to get him to

throw up???

Holly )

In a message dated 5/1/01 7:20:01 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dlvernon@...

writes:

<< This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself on

fire

to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where they gave

him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc dictates.

What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this some funky

treatment I've never heard of?

Diane

>>

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, It has been years since I have heard of this, but I have heard of it

before. I can't remember exactly what the alcohol is given for, but I believe

it does something to slow down the metabolism of the de-icer. Sorry I can't be

more specific about this, but as I said it has been years, but I have heard of

alcohol being given for this kind of problem. margaret

>>> Diane 05/01/01 01:43PM >>>

This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself on fire

to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where they gave

him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc dictates.

What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this some funky

treatment I've never heard of?

Diane

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Did a search on Google for poisoning and de-icer and I found this at:

http://www.sadap.org.za/edl/adult/15.5.asp

Poison: Anti freeze - windshield de-icer ethylene (ethylene glycol and

diethylene glycol)

Management: Supportive, gastric lavage if early, followed by charcoal and a

cathartic.

Ethyl alcohol if ethylene glycol level greater than 20 mg/dL or severe

metabolic acidosis. PLUS Thiamine, IV, 100 mg per dialysis per day.

Seems alcohol can be used as an antidote.

Could someone explain this please??

> This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself on

fire

> to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where they gave

> him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc dictates.

>

> What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this some

funky

> treatment I've never heard of?

>

> Diane

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I have no idea, but I can't wait to see some of the responses!!!

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Could someone explain this please??

This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself on fire

to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where they gave

him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc dictates.

What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this some funky

treatment I've never heard of?

Diane

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No way, Are they playing games with you?

Aliceanne

On Tue, 01 May 2001 12:43:59 -0500 Diane writes:

> This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself

> on fire

> to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where

> they gave

> him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc

> dictates.

>

> What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this

> some funky

> treatment I've never heard of?

>

> Diane

>

>

>

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In a message dated 05-01-01 7:20:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

dlvernon@... writes:

<< This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself on

fire

to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where they gave

him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc dictates.

What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this some funky

treatment I've never heard of?

>>

If I remember correctly alcohol helps the body break down the deicer because

of what the chemical compound of what is in deicer, although I can't remember

off the top of my head what that is. Alcohol has also been used to slow down

a woman's labor or stop it all together, although I don't hear that very

often. Hope this helps

Jan " Typing is my life "

[Guest guest]

Yes--Grain alcohol is the (only) treatment of choice for antifreeze

poisoning (and de-icer would have a low quantity of ethylene glycol in it,

so it would be 'dilute' antifreeze)--at the vet's, we give Gemclear (180

proof) IV (can't get a dog to drink that!) for about three days, if they

make it--don't know about the beer though--maybe to dilute what was in his

stomach for slowing absorption?

-lava

At 06:46 PM 5/1/01 -0400, you wrote:

>Did a search on Google for poisoning and de-icer and I found this at:

>

>http://www.sadap.org.za/edl/adult/15.5.asp

>

>Poison: Anti freeze - windshield de-icer ethylene (ethylene glycol and

>diethylene glycol)

>

>Management: Supportive, gastric lavage if early, followed by charcoal and a

>cathartic.

>Ethyl alcohol if ethylene glycol level greater than 20 mg/dL or severe

>metabolic acidosis. PLUS Thiamine, IV, 100 mg per dialysis per day.

>

>Seems alcohol can be used as an antidote.

>

>

> Could someone explain this please??

>

>

>> This kid drank 8-10 ounces of de-icer and then tried to set himself on

>fire

>> to get rid of a pain in his ear. He went to an outside ER where they gave

>> him beer and three shots of vodka???? This is what this ER doc dictates.

>>

>> What in the heck would they be giving him alcohol for?? Is this some

>funky

>> treatment I've never heard of?

>>

>> Diane

>>

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