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poisoning, ingestion of antifreeze, ethylene glycol, methanol, various antifreezes, ethylene glycol, no urine output, blood in urine, weakness, fatigue, convulsions, respiratory, rapid breathing, skin, blue lips, fingernails, gastrointestinal, nausea, vomiting, heart, blood vessels, rapid heartbeat, low blood pressure, nervous system, headache, stupor, unconsciousness, slurred speech, unsteady gait, methanol, weakness, leg cramps, convulsions, respiratory, rapid, shallow breathing, stop breathing, eyes, ears, nose, throat, blurred vision, blindness, skin, blue lips, fingernails, gastrointestinal, nausea, vomiting, heart, blood vessels, drop in blood pressure, nervous system, coma, fatigue, headache, dizziness, no home treatments, use standard first-aid, cpr, signs of shock, cardiac arrest, call local poison control center, further assistance, determine the following information, patient's age, weight, ingredients, strengths, time it was swallowed, amount swallowed, they, instruct, necessary to take the patient, hospital, poison control centers, telephone numbers, bring the poison container, procedures performed, use gastric lavage, give an antidote, ethanol, fomepizole, dialysis, treat the symptoms, ethylene glycol, death, the first 24 hours, patient survives, no urine output, several weeks, the kidneys recover, brain damage permanent, methanol, methanol is extremely toxic, 2 tablespoons, fatal to a child, 2 to 8 oz, fatal, an adult, ultimate outcome, the patient depends on how much was swallowed, how soon appropriate care was given.