Poisoning by Bromide of Potash

Experiments with Permanganate of Potash in Snake-Poisoning

Methyl bromide poisoning.

Methyl bromide is a highly volatile liquid which disperses rapidly and readily. As a fumigant it ranks amongst the most efficient because of its extremely effective penetrating power and absence of fire or explosion hazard. It is, unfortunately, highly toxic and poisoning occurs readily in circumstances of careless or inadvertent exposure. Before 1940, only 42 cases of methyl bromide poisoning ...

Fatal methyl bromide poisoning.

Methyl bromide was commonly used in fire extinguishers in aircraft engines and in submarines during the second world war. Now it is widely used as a fumigant insecticide in grain stores.' 2 Mortality after intoxication by methyl bromide vapour may be high,' and is often associated with convulsions, usually resistant to standard anticonvulsant chemotherapy.' s We wish to draw attention to the co...

SOlt POTASH-POTASH INVESTIGATION-POTASH DEFICIENCIES

It is in this connection that it becomes very difficult at times for the agricultural scientist and practical agriculturist to meet on common ground, for very often a popular version of scientific reasoning may appear ambiguous, and in this case it would appear better to sacrifice the facile version (since the layman can always get an interpreter to explain if he is sufficiently interested) tha...

Three cases of bromide poisoning.

Kenneth W Moles, Wards 8/14, Belfast City Hospital, Lisburn Road, Belfast BROMIDE toxicity, though once fairly common, is now rarely encountered or considered. Though overall numbers are small, reports continue to appear from time to time1-3. A review from the John Hopkins Hospital described only 22 cases between 1952 and 19754. Perkins in Boston reported 27 cases in 17 years5. Over the past te...