Citation

Ragan FA, Samuels MS, Hite SA. J. Am. Med. Assoc. JAMA 1979; 242(25): 2787-2788.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1979, American Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

501890

Abstract

A five-year review at ethanol ingestions in children at Charity Hospital of Louisiana at New Orleans, revealed nine cases with blood ethanol levels in excess of 21.7 mmole/L (100 mg/dL); none resulted in death. We describe four patients in whom the blood ethanol levels were potentially life-threatening. In one case, we were able to follow the affected child's blood ethanol level serially; the rate of decrease was about twice that reported for an adult.

Language: en