I may be mistaken, but I think many years back the military bought AntiFreeze in bulk and it was a clear liquid.
Posted on 01/30/2021 2:22:48 AM PST by Libloather
UPDATE #2: Officials with Fort Bliss and the William Beaumont Army Medical Center said at a briefing late Friday afternoon that eleven hospitalized Fort Bliss soldiers were poisoned from drinking automotive antifreeze that they mistook for alcohol.
All of the soldiers remained hospitalized, but the two critically injured showed significant improvement and were upgraded to serious condition in the hospital's ICU.
One of the soldiers had to be intubated but no longer needs breathing assistance, officials said. Up to four of the soldiers were anticipated to be released from the hospital soon.
The soldiers were diagnosed with ethylene glycol poisoning. Ethylene glycol is a colorless, odorless, sweet liquid that is found in antifreeze. It can cause kidney damage and organ failure.
The Army's Criminal Investigation Command is investigating how the soldiers came to believe what they were drinking was alcohol. Officials said soldiers are not allowed to drink while on duty and involved in field training exercises. It was the tenth and final day of that training when the poisoning occurred.
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Wow, not too bright apparently...
Sure are a lot of problems in all branches of the military the farther left it moves and those in charge. Anyone notice that? This isn’t your father’s military it’s slowly being corrupted IMO.
Anti-freeze has very distinctive smell & color.
HOW stupid are these ‘soldiers’???
I thought it was aquavelva
Amusement aside, one has to wonder who gave them the drink which may have been spiked?
Probably one of the many "Barracks Lawyer" know-it-all types that you find in any military unit.
My roommate in the Air Force melted shoe polish through a strainer to get his alcohol fix. Sometimes, stupid does not come with a cure.
According to Dr House it is.😏
Could be, I just remember many years ago I knew guys who used that method. But those days the fluid was alcohol based.
So, the Army isn’t recruiting people smarter than a dog?
I may be mistaken, but I think many years back the military bought AntiFreeze in bulk and it was a clear liquid.
UPDATE: (1 Feb) https://www.kxan.com/news/texas/9-fort-bliss-soldiers-released-from-hospital-after-ingesting-antifreeze/
“...According to Fort Bliss officials, one soldier remains in the Intensive Care Unit at William Beaumont Army Medical Center and another soldier remains in the non-critical care ward. Both soldiers have improved prognoses, according to a statement from Fort Bliss....”
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