Citation

Binder L, Fredrickson L. Am. J. Emerg. Med. 1991; 9(1): 11-15.

Affiliation

Division of Emergency Medicine, Texas Tech University RAHC-El Paso 79905.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1991, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

1985641

Abstract

A case report of an unresponsive chemist presenting to the emergency department is presented; in retrospect, the patient was discovered to have intentionally ingested cyanide. A review of literature regarding ingestions in laboratory and health care personnel reveals five common points encountered in these personnel: barbiturates, carbon monoxide, cyanide, azides, and methemoglobin-inducing chemicals. Key diagnostic findings, in the absence of history of exposure, are discussed for these five agents.

Language: en