Activated charcoal--an antidote to methyl alcohol poisoning.

ABSTRACT

Every year a considerable number of people die due to methly alcohol poisoning, in which most of them die even before they are given proper treatment. This report gives a simple and cheap first aid measure to those affected by methanol poisoning by the administration of activated charcoal. This study has shown that the mortality of methanol recipient rats have significantly reduced by the administration of activated charcoal.