Acute cyanide poisoning in prehospital care: New challenges, new tools for intervention

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.2, 2006, Pages

  Guidotti, Tee ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

acute cyanide poisoning; Cyanide Antidote Kit (CAK); hydroxocobalamin; prehospital

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CYANIDES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746023731     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00015892     Document Type: Review

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