Volatile Poisons Flashcards
Color/Form of Ethyl Alcohol
- clear
- colorless
- very mobile liquid
Taste of Ethyl Alcohol
Burning
ODOR of Ethyl Alcohol
Mild, rather pleasant, like wine or whiskey & ethereal
CHEMICAL FORMULA of Ethyl Alcohol
CH3CH2OH
Test for Ethanol
- Chromic Acid Test
- Ethyl acetate test
Ethyl acetate is the acetate ester formed between __________ and _________.
Acetic acid and ethanol
Positive result of Chromic Acid Test. What color?
Red to green
Positive result of Ethyl Acetate Test.
Plastic balloon-like odor
Methanol metabolized by________.
Liver
Majority of poisoning in Methanol occurred in ___________.
Adulterated beverages
Colorless liquid, alcoholic pungent odor
METHYL ALCOHOL
Methanol metabolized thru oxidative stage:
FORMALDEHYDE
FORMIC ACID
CARBON DIOXIDE
Serious toxicity in Methanol
0.25ml/kg of 100%
Fatalities of Methanol
0.5ml/kg of 100%
Specific alcohol dehydrogenase antagonist
FOMEPIZOLE
Loading dose of FOMEPIZOLE
5mg/kg IV over 30 min
ACIDOSIS
is emporize w/ __________.
Sodium bicarbonate IV
Inhibits the toxic metabolites of Methyl Alcohol.
ETHANOL THERAPY
LABORATORY TEST FOR METHANOL
KMnO4 test / Baeyer’s test
Positive test result of Methanol.
Discoloration of KMNO4
Disappearance of the purple color turned to _______.
Brownish colored solution
White crystals, colorless liquid
CHLORAL HYDRATE
CHLORAL HYDRATE taste
Slightly bitter, caustic taste
ODOR of CHLORAL HYDRATE
aromatic, penetrating odor