%0 Journal Article %T Epidemics/Outbreaks of Methanol Poisoning %J Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology %I Mashhad University of Medical Sciences %Z 2322-2611 %A Afshari, Reza %D 2014 %\ 05/01/2014 %V 3 %N Supplement 1 %P 24-24 %! Epidemics/Outbreaks of Methanol Poisoning %K Epidemics %K Disease Outbreaks %K Methanol %K Poisoning %R 10.22038/apjmt.2014.2910 %X Epidemics of methanol poisoning happen across the globe. There are prognostic factors associated with morbidity or mortality from methanol poisoning. Recently we have compared retrospective observational case series of methanol-poisoned patients from Norway (1979 and 2002-2005), Estonia (2001) and Tunisia (2003/2004), and patients from two different centers in Iran (Teheran 2004-2009 and Mashhad 2009-2010).1 According to this findings, 23% died. Among them, a pH < 7.00, Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) < 8, and a pCO2 ≥ 3.1 kPa in spite of a pH < 7.00 were found to be the strongest risk factor for poor outcome. In Iran, methanol poisoning outbreaks happen on yearly basis. It is important to have a treatment protocol in place to be prepared for potential large ones, such as what has happened in Rafsanjan last year. This review emphasizes on a road map to develop a national guideline to encounter methanol poisoning/outbreaks.  %U https://apjmt.mums.ac.ir/article_2910_afd24f09e792ee0581ab5b9e20ee98d3.pdf