[conspire] A Man Drank 1 Bottle Rubbing Alcohol For COVID-19. This Is What Happened To His Brain

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Alex Kleider (akleider at sonic.net):

> Your post reminds me of having learned in Medical school some 55
> years ago that if someone shows up in the ER having consumed rubbing
> alcohol (a, at least then, common occurrence on what were at that
> time called 'Indian' reservations) the first line of treatment was
> to blind fold him/her (usually the former.)  Blindness is the sequel
> and apparently less likely to occur if no light hits the retina. I
> still assume this to be true but confess to not having ever taken
> the trouble to verify it.

Apparently, some examples of denatured alcohol merely have methanol as
part of the formula, which as you say endangers eyesight.  But all of
the examples I've encountered have been more-typical 'rubbing alcohol'
formulations, which in addition to methanol includes denatonium to make
it extremely bitter, pyridine to make it very unpleasant smelling, and
sometimes syrup of ipecac to induce immediate vomiting in anyone dumb
enough to try to drink it.

Unbelievable that people insist on trying, but I should know there's
always somebody.