Don’t worry, Helen is OK. She’s missing from this episode, but will be back next week. In her absence, Lynne brings you the lost episode, finally. She will tell you about an alleged Powerade poisoner and how this specific poison (antifreeze) affects your innards. In the end you’ll also hear about the founding of the modern FDA.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
National toll-free Poison Help Hotline: 1-800-222-1222.
Sources:
Mass. Woman Charged With Murder in Boyfriend’s Poisoning With Antifreeze by Kaitlin McKinley Becker and Lara Salahi
Salisbury woman held without bail in poisoning case – press release from Essex District Attorney’s Office
Woman suspected of fatally poisoning boyfriend with antifreeze in Powerade and recording him ‘thrashing about’ is ordered to stay behind bars by Matt Naham
The Tragic Case of Poisoning That Finally Got Us Safe Drugs by Mikkael A. Sekeres
The Accidental Poison That Founded the Modern FDA by Julian G. West
Sulfanilamide Disaster by Carol Ballentine
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity by Aruba Iqbal; Jason J. Glagola; and Thomas M. Nappe
Ethylene Glycol Toxicity: Chemistry, Pathogenesis, and Imaging by Michael M. Moore, M.D., Sangam G. Kanekar, M.D., and Rajiv Dhamija, M.D.
Survival and complete recovery after severe acute ethylene glycol poisoning – a case report by Andreja Sinkovic and Rok Stopar
Ethylene glycol poisoning reviewed and updated by Jesse Borke, MD, and David C Dugdale MD
What Are the Toxicological Effects of Ethylene Glycol Poisoning? By ATSDR
Testing for Ethyl Alcohol (Alcohol) and Other Volatiles by Amitava Dasgupta and Amer Wahed
Clinical Features of Reported Ethylene Glycol Exposures in the United States by Meghan A Jobson, Susan L Hogan, Colin S Maxwell, Yichun Hu, Gerald A Hladik, Ronald J Falk, Michael C Beuhler, and William F Pendergraft 3rd
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