Thursday, August 20, 2015

Treatment for Hydrogen Cyanide poisoning

Treatment

The United States standard cyanide antidote kit first uses a small inhaled dose of amyl nitrite, followed by intravenous sodium nitrite, followed by intravenous sodium thiosulfate.[11] Hydroxocobalamin is newly approved in the US and is available in Cyanokit antidote kits.[12] Sulfanegen TEA, which could be delivered to the body through an intra-muscular (IM) injection, detoxifies cyanide and converts the cyanide into thiocyanate, a less toxic substance.[13] Alternative methods of treating cyanide intoxication are used in other countries.
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