TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Hydroxocobalamin for poisoning caused by ingestion of potassium cyanide: a case study
JO  - Journal of emergency medicine
A1  - Fortin, Jean-Luc
A1  - Waroux, Stanislas
A1  - Giocanti, J. P.
A1  - Capellier, Gilles
A1  - Ruttimann, Michel
A1  - Kowalski, Jean-Jacques
SP  - 320
EP  - 324
VL  - 39
IS  - 3
N2  - Hydroxocobalamin, a precursor of vitamin B12, has a history of use in the prehospital setting in France for cyanide poisoning, particularly that associated with smoke inhalation. Because cyanide poisoning by ingestion is less common than smoke inhalation-associated cyanide poisoning, less information is available on prehospital use of hydroxocobalamin to treat cyanide poisoning by ingestion. This report describes a case of prehospital use of hydroxocobalamin for poisoning by ingestion of cyanide. The case supports the efficacy of hydroxocobalamin for acute cyanide poisoning caused by ingestion of a cyanide salt. No adverse events attributed to hydroxocobalamin were observed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0736-4679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.04.040
ID  - ref1
ER  -