Lethal acute poisoning with potassium ferrocyanide

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 642.e3-642.e5

  Payen, Christine ^a   Combe, Christian ^b   Le Meur, Catherine ^c   Gaillard, Yvan ^d   Pulce, Corine ^a   Descotes, Jacques ^a  

^a Poison Center   (France)

^b Resuscitation Unit   (France)

^c Laboratory of Medical Analysis (LAT LUMTOX) Lyon   (France)

^d LAT LUMTOX   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; MORPHINE SULFATE; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEATH; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYANIDE POISONING; HUMAN; HYPERKALEMIA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM; VOMITING;

EID: 77953399827     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.09.007     Document Type: Article

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