Breath Alcohol Analyzer Mistakes Methanol Poisoning for Alcohol Intoxication
January 4, 2010, 11:05 pm
BREATH ALCOHOL ANALYZER MISTAKES METHANOL POISONING FOR ALCOHOL INTOXICATION Caravati EM et al. Ann Emerg Med 2009 Oct 13 [epub ahead of print]
This very interesting case report describes a false positive breath ethanol test erroneously indicating 0.288 g/210 L breath ethanol. In the hospital blood ethanol was not detected; however, the serum methanol concentration was 589 mg/dl. The …