Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal issues:What is the approach to acute ethanol and isopropanol poisoning?

What is the approach to acute ethanol and isopropanol poisoning?
• Do a full medical examination to exclude other causes of the patient’s condition, such as head injury
• Correct fluid and electrolyte imbalance.
• Hypoglycemia should be treated with oral or intravenous glucose.

Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal issues:Antiquity of Indian medicine & medical education: Charak Samhita

• Do a complete medical examination to exclude other causes of the patient’s condition, such as head injury
• Correct fluid and electrolyte imbalance.
• Hypoglycemia should be treated with oral or intravenous glucose.