2 women hospitalized due to methanol poisoning in southern Vietnam
Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 11:38 GMT+7
Two women in Ca Mau Province, southern Vietnam were rushed to hospital on Sunday for methanol poisoning after drinking liquor brought home from Tay Ninh Province, about 400km apart.
Dr. Ma Nhon Khiem, head of the intensive care and anti-poison department at Ca Mau General Hospital, said on Monday night that the hospital was treating two patients with methanol poisoning.
T.B.X., a 33-year-old resident of Ta An Khuong Commune in Dam Doi District, and her 23-year-old niece, named Q.T.M., who lives in Tac Van Commune under Ca Mau City, were taken to the hospital in critical condition. They suffered vomiting, impaired vision, and fatigue.
They were diagnosed with critical methanol poisoning.
“M.’s health has improved, but she is still on a ventilator. Meanwhile, X. remains in critical condition,” Dr. Khiem said.
The patients’ family said that a day before being hospitalized, the two had a drinking party with some of their friends at M.’s house in Tac Van Commune.
However, just M. and X. drank the liquor that originated in Tay Ninh Province, about 400km away, while the others drank beer.
Fake liquor often contains methanol, a poisonous alcohol usually used for industrial purposes.
Methanol poisoning can cause confusion, dizziness, drowsiness, headaches, impaired vision, and even death, according to the Ministry of Health.
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