Methane Poisoning Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of methane exposure may include:
- Headaches
- Heart palpitations
- Dizziness
- Loss of motor coordination
- Flu-like symptoms (mental uneasiness, lethargy, discomfort)
- Cognitive impairment (poor judgement, memory loss)
Mercaptan Exposure
Methyl Mercaptan is the "odorant" that they never say anything about. All these years...who knew what that mysterious unnamed stuff was. Read the PDF from the U.S. Center for Disease Control or Check it on the government site here.
From that document:
Methyl mercaptan is highly irritant when it contacts moist tissues such as the eyes, skin, and upper respiratory tract. It can also induce headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, coma, and death.
Children exposed to the same levels of methyl mercaptan as adults may receive a larger dose because they have a greater lung surface area:body weight ratios
Treatment of Exposures in a Health Care Facility:
- Ocular exposures: Remove contact lenses, and irrigate exposed eyes with copious amounts of room-temperature water or saline for at least 15 minutes
- Dermal exposures: Remove contaminated clothing, and wash exposed area thoroughly with soap and water. For frostbite, place affected area in a water bath with a temperature of 40 to 42 degrees C for 15 to 30 minutes until thawing is complete.
- Inhalation exposures: Monitor patient for respiratory distress. If cough or difficulty breathing develops, evaluate for respiratory tract irritation, bronchitis or pneumonitis. Administer oxygen, and assist ventilation as required. Treat bronchospasm with inhaled beta2 agonist and oral or parenteral corticosteroids. The onset of acute lung injury may be delayed 24 to 72 hours after exposure. Care should be taken to support respiration, prevent or treat pulmonary edema, and to control seizures and hypertension.
New Jersey Department of Health Methane Fact Sheet
Dr. Jeffrey Nordella's Clinical Health Probe & Toxicology Study
Signs and symptoms of methane exposure may include:
- Headaches
- Heart palpitations
- Dizziness
- Loss of motor coordination
- Flu-like symptoms (mental uneasiness, lethargy, discomfort)
- Cognitive impairment (poor judgement, memory loss)
Mercaptan Exposure
Methyl Mercaptan is the "odorant" that they never say anything about. All these years...who knew what that mysterious unnamed stuff was. Read the PDF from the U.S. Center for Disease Control or Check it on the government site here.
From that document:
Methyl mercaptan is highly irritant when it contacts moist tissues such as the eyes, skin, and upper respiratory tract. It can also induce headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, coma, and death.
Children exposed to the same levels of methyl mercaptan as adults may receive a larger dose because they have a greater lung surface area:body weight ratios
Treatment of Exposures in a Health Care Facility:
- Ocular exposures: Remove contact lenses, and irrigate exposed eyes with copious amounts of room-temperature water or saline for at least 15 minutes
- Dermal exposures: Remove contaminated clothing, and wash exposed area thoroughly with soap and water. For frostbite, place affected area in a water bath with a temperature of 40 to 42 degrees C for 15 to 30 minutes until thawing is complete.
- Inhalation exposures: Monitor patient for respiratory distress. If cough or difficulty breathing develops, evaluate for respiratory tract irritation, bronchitis or pneumonitis. Administer oxygen, and assist ventilation as required. Treat bronchospasm with inhaled beta2 agonist and oral or parenteral corticosteroids. The onset of acute lung injury may be delayed 24 to 72 hours after exposure. Care should be taken to support respiration, prevent or treat pulmonary edema, and to control seizures and hypertension.
New Jersey Department of Health Methane Fact Sheet
Dr. Jeffrey Nordella's Clinical Health Probe & Toxicology Study
PowerPoint PDF from the Nordella Health Probe presentation
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