There are 19 critically ill patients at the hospital.Įxplaining the role of ethyl alcohol in treatment, head of medicine at Sion Hospital Dr N D Moulick, said it is used to prevent further metabolism of methanol in the blood. Both are alcohol variants, one good and another deadly,” said dean of Nair Hospital Dr Ramesh Bharmal. Ethyl alcohol neutralizes the effects of methanol. “It is a standard protocol the world over. Relatives of several patients who bore the brunt in Malwani’s hooch tragedy were left perplexed when they found doctors at BYL Nair Hospital using alcohol to treat alcohol poisoning. This is besides hemodialysis and other forms of supportive treatment.
MUMBAI: Patients from Malwani battling for life at various hospitals are being infused with steady measures of whiskey that contains around 40% of ethyl alcohol, which is the best known antidote for methanol poisoning.
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