Ethanol

Ethanol is the most common cause of acute poisoning. Determination of Ethanol in blood serum is used to determine whether the patient has consumed alcohol and what its content in the body is The test is important for patient diagnosis, prognosis of the patient's clinical condition and decisions on further treatment and the use of treatments. When the result of the ethanol determination is negative, and the patient has symptoms resembling alcohol intoxication, consideration should be given to extending the toxicological diagnosis to include psychoactive substances psychoactive substances, non-food alcohols or solvents. Quantitative ethanol determination is also performed for legal purposes.