US Edition'She Died After Drinking Shots on Holiday - It Could Happen to Anybody' - Liverpool Echo
Ashley King warns that as little as 15 milliliters of methanol can cause blindness and organ damage; counterfeit alcohol poses a growing global health risk, officials say.
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Woman goes blind after drinking tainted cocktail, warns tourists that 'a shot can kill you'
A Canadian woman, Ashley King, described on social media how she went blind from methanol poisoning in Bali. She's warning travelers about toxic alcohol sometimes added to drinks.
The young man who survived massive methanol poisoning in which 6 people died in the popular tourist destination of Vang Vieng in Laos. (Continue reading...) The entry “I saw a kaleidoscopic light before I went blind” was first published in Remolacha - News Dominican Republic.
Alcoholimeters are a tool that is often used to measure the amount of ethanol in a person’s breath, indicating the alcohol content in the blood. However, alcoholic beverages contaminated with methanol (sometimes called wood alcohol) are difficult to identify and toxic if ingested. A group of researchers have developed the prototype of a sensor that quickly and easily detects small amounts of methanol in the breath, which is an important step tow…
Woman goes blind after drinking tainted cocktail, warns tourists that 'a shot can kill you' – Democratic Accent
A Canadian woman took to TikTok earlier this month to share that a cocktail she drank while traveling abroad left her blind. Her message was blunt: “A shot can kill you.” Ashley King, who lost her vision after methanol poisoning stemming from a drink she had while on vacation in Bali, recently released a video along with a petition to increase awareness of the potentially deadly chemical lurking in some cocktails. In her case, the drink she was …
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