Posted on Jan 30, 2021
11 US Soldiers Hospitalized at Texas Base After Drinking Antifreeze
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By Reuters - January 29, 2021 10:39 PM
Eleven soldiers at a U.S. military base in Texas were hospitalized, with two in critical condition, after drinking antifreeze they mistook for alcohol, Army officials said Friday.
The soldiers from Fort Bliss in El Paso were completing a 10-day field training exercise when the incident occurred Thursday, the Army's public affairs office said in a statement.
The substance detected in lab results from the sickened soldiers was ethylene glycol, commonly known as antifreeze, the Army said.
"Initial reports indicate soldiers consumed this substance, thinking they were drinking an alcoholic beverage," the Army statement added. "Army and Fort Bliss regulations prohibit the consumption of alcohol in a field training environment. Initial toxicology results indicate the soldiers are experiencing ethylene glycol poisoning."
Antifreeze ingestion can cause severe kidney damage and death, Army officials said at a news conference at Fort Bliss.
The military said earlier that the soldiers fell ill after "consuming a substance acquired outside of authorized food supply distribution channels."
Eleven soldiers at a U.S. military base in Texas were hospitalized, with two in critical condition, after drinking antifreeze they mistook for alcohol, Army officials said Friday.
The soldiers from Fort Bliss in El Paso were completing a 10-day field training exercise when the incident occurred Thursday, the Army's public affairs office said in a statement.
The substance detected in lab results from the sickened soldiers was ethylene glycol, commonly known as antifreeze, the Army said.
"Initial reports indicate soldiers consumed this substance, thinking they were drinking an alcoholic beverage," the Army statement added. "Army and Fort Bliss regulations prohibit the consumption of alcohol in a field training environment. Initial toxicology results indicate the soldiers are experiencing ethylene glycol poisoning."
Antifreeze ingestion can cause severe kidney damage and death, Army officials said at a news conference at Fort Bliss.
The military said earlier that the soldiers fell ill after "consuming a substance acquired outside of authorized food supply distribution channels."
11 US Soldiers Hospitalized at Texas Base After Drinking Antifreeze
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PFC Pamala (Hall) Foster
Wonder who will be the FIRST to lose rank, maybe clearances and freedom for this stupidity? STUPID-IGNORANT move. Wonder if the Blue Falcon responsible is going to get just a 'slap on the wrist' or buried UNDER Leavenworth? Better be the latter and the deeper the better. I think 11 counts of Attempted Murder is in order and to reimburse the Army for the treatment and for treatments and check-ups after these 11 are out of the military. I was in the 11th BDE from 2008 to 2009 and I am truly pissed off.
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Ah, stupid soldier tricks. Life would be boring without them.
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