The metabolic effects of fatal cyanide poisoning.

The metabolic effects of fatal cyanide poisoning.

Metabolic and toxicological data were obtained during the first 24 hours following severe and eventually fatal cyanide poisoning. Initial blood cyanide concentrations were 804 mumol/l but fell rapidly over 24 hours following cobalt edetate therapy to 15 mumol/l. However, plasma thiocyanate concentrations rose over 24 hours (147-267 mumol/l) suggesting continued tissue detoxification. The major ...

Fatal cyanide poisoning: accidental ingestion of amygdalin.

The treatment of cyanide poisoning.

Cyanide has gained historical notoriety as a poison used with intent to cause fatality. Its occurrence in industry is confined to a small number of uses in a relatively narrow range of industries, including the manufacture of Perspex and nylon and in electroplating. With proper controls in these settings, episodes of poisoning are extremely rare. However, because of the potential for a fatal ou...

Re: The treatment of cyanide poisoning.

(CWP) in the USA over the last 30 years. They then state, ‘Similar trends have been noted in Europe’. We would like to expand on this statement in respect of our experience here in the UK. In the UK coal mining industry, health surveillance (by chest X-ray) has been provided, over the last four decades, initially at 5 year, and since 1974, 4 year intervals. The prevalence of CWP among employed ...

Fatal Formalin Poisoning: A Case Report

Background: Formalin is an aqueous solution of formaldehyde. It is a protoplasmic poison and causes coagulation necrosis and tissue fixation. Case: A 19-year-old girl was brought for autopsy to the mortuary of JSS Medical College, Mysore. Conclusion: Formalin is an unusual poison to be ingested for suicidal purposes due to selective availability and its strong taste and odor.