TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Intoxication and deaths associated with ingestion of a racing fuel and carbonated soft drink mixture - Tennessee, January 2016 JO - MMWR: Morbidity and mortality weekly report A1 - Fill, Mary-Margaret A. A1 - Seger, Donna L. A1 - Dunn, John R. A1 - Schaffner, William A1 - Jones, Timothy F. SP - 585 EP - 586 VL - 65 IS - 22 N2 - In January 2016, the Tennessee Poison Center and Tennessee Department of Health learned of the deaths of two adolescents, and the nonfatal intoxication of two other adolescents, after ingestion of a mixture of racing fuel (approximately 100% methanol) and a carbonated soft drink. The Tennessee Department of Health reviewed medical records and police reports to learn more about the racing fuel source, assess ongoing risk, and guide prevention efforts. These are the first reported deaths in the United States associated with ingestion of this racing fuel mixture.
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LA - en SN - 0149-2195 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6522a4 ID - ref1 ER -