Sodium azide poisoning in five laboratory technicians
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Sodium azide poisoning in five laboratory technicians.
Five laboratory technicians accidentally ingested sodium azide, in quantities varying from 20 to 80 mg, in tea made from distilled water kept in a laboratory. Four had short-lived symptoms of dizziness, pounding heart, and faintness, while another developed a picture of myocardial ischaemia. He had further episodes of chest pains necessitating admission to hospital. These later symptoms were th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Occupational and Environmental Medicine
سال: 1982
ISSN: 1351-0711
DOI: 10.1136/oem.39.3.308