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Methanol poisoning

Don't Forget the Bubbles

You smell the faint odour of alcohol on the child’s breath A quick mental note: methanol poisoning? Methanol poisoning is rare, but when it strikes, its delayed onset and devastating effects make it a condition we must be ready to recognise and manage. Paracelsus was right, “The dose makes the poison.” What is Methanol?

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Complications of Kratom Use

Northwestern EM Blog

Written by: Dean Hayes (NUEM 27) Edited by: Andrew Long (NUEM 25 ) Expert Commentary by: Rafael Lima, MD A mid 20s male presents to the ED after seizure-like activity. Per the patient's partner at bedside, he had a 2-3 minute convulsive episode and the description is consistent with a likely seizure. and Can Kratom cause seizures?