Cyanide intoxication as part of smoke inhalation - a review on diagnosis and treatment from the emergency perspective

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Lawson Smith, Pia ^a   Jansen, Erik C ^a   Hyldegaard, Ole ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDOTE; HYDROGEN CYANIDE;

EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; METHODOLOGY; OXYGEN THERAPY; REVIEW;

ANTIDOTES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; SMOKE INHALATION INJURY;

EID: 79952106541     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-19-14     Document Type: Review

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