A 56 -year -old man died with suspected methanol poisoning, In the early hours of this Friday (3), in Feira de Santanasecond largest city in Bahia. The State Department of Health (Sesab) and the Municipal Health Secretariat warn that It is still a case in investigation.
The note says that the patient entered the burning UPA and evolved the death. Biological samples were collected and sent for laboratory analysis, with a result provided for up to seven daysin order to confirm or discard the hypothesis of intoxication.
As a preventive measure oriented by the Ministry of Health throughout Brazil, Sesab had already issued guidance to private units and urgent and emergency gates of the public network to be aware, enabling rapid investigation and adoption of the necessary measures.
in partnership with the State Public Security Secretariat.
The secretariats stress that they maintain permanent dialogue with the Ministry of Health and the national health authorities to monitor the situation in other states, where there are already notifications of suspected and confirmed cases.
The Government of Bahia also stated that an emergency meeting was called to investigate the case between the state and municipality surveillance teams.
