Problems of Forensic Sciences 1997 Vol. 36 (XXXVI) 145-152
LEVELS OF ETHYLENE GLYCOL AND METHANOL IN TISSUES AND SYSTEMIC FLUIDS IN A CASE OF FATAL POISONING WHERE THE PATIENT SURVIVED FOR SEVERAL DAYS
Zofia OLSZOWY1, Joanna NOWICKA1, Adam RUTKIEWICZ2
1The Department of Forensic Medicine of the Silesian Medical Academy, Katowice
2The Department of Forensic Medicine Of the Voivodship Hospital, Kielce
Streszczenie
Fatal poisonings with ethyl alcohol substitutes constitute a significant part of toxicological work. The authors present a case of accidental poisoning with a mixture containing ethylene glycol and methanol. The identification and quantification of these alcohols in biological material were carried using the gas chromatography method. The concentrations of the examined compounds in the biological material were in the following ranges: 2.3-10.4 mg% for ethylene glycol, 2.9-23.6 mg% for glycolic acid, 1.09-2.36 mg% for methyl alcohol. In delayed death, inner organs such as liver, kidney, bile and cerebrospinal fluid are especially useful for toxicological examination.
Słowa kluczowe
Ethylene glycol; Methanol; Poisoning; Gas chromatography (GC).