Focus on smoke inhalation - The most common cause of acute cyanide poisoning

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.2, 2006, Pages

  Eckstein, Marc ^a   Maniscalco, Paul M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyanide Antidote Kit; cyanide poisoning; prehospital recognition; smoke inhalation

Indexed keywords

CYANIDE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; LUNG BURN; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; CYANIDES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746097036     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00015909     Document Type: Review

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