Elevated blood cyanide concentrations in victims of smoke inhalation

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 25, 1991, Pages 1761-1766

  Baud, Frédéric J ^a   Bismuth, Chantal ^a   Vicaut, Eric ^b   Riou, Bruno ^c   Barriot, Patrick ^d   Toffis, Véronique ^e   Astier, Alain ^e   Bourdon, Raymond ^f   Lecarpentier, Yves ^g  

^a Réanimation Toxicologique ^*  (France)

^b Département de Biophysique ^*  (France)

^c Laboratoire de Toxicologie   (France)

^d HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^e HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^f PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^g BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CYANIDE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; LACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANIDE POISONING; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIRE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERBARIC OXYGEN; INFRARED SPECTROMETRY; INHALATION; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SMOKE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYANIDES; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0026409360     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199112193252502     Document Type: Article

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