Ethanol ingestion in children. A five-year review.
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.
D000367:Age Factors; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
D000431:Ethanol