Hydrogen sulfide poisoning: An antidotal role for sodium nitrite?

Veterinary and Human Toxicology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 152-154

  Hall, Alan H ^a,b   Rumack, Barry H ^a  

^a ROCKY MOUNTAIN POISON AND DRUG CENTER   (United States)

^b Micromedex Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; DIAZEPAM; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PHENYTOIN; SODIUM NITRITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FALLING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; RESCUE PERSONNEL; SEIZURE; SEWER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIDOTES; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISONING; SODIUM NITRITE;

EID: 0030995470     PISSN: 01456296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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