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Survival from a lethal blood concentration of cyanide with associated alcohol intoxication
Author(s) -
Kampe S.,
Iffland R.,
Korenkov M.,
Diefenbach CH.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2000.01628.x
Subject(s) - cyanide , medicine , thiocyanate , alcohol , cyanide poisoning , blood alcohol , anesthesia , pharmacology , emergency medicine , poison control , biochemistry , injury prevention , organic chemistry , chemistry
We present a patient with a lethal blood concentration of cyanide. Additionally, he was found to have an alcohol blood level of 270 mg.dl −1 , but made a complete recovery following administration of the antidotes dimethylaminophenol and thiosulphate. It is postulated that the patient may have been able to detoxify himself as a result of metabolism of cyanide to the non‐toxic form, thiocyanate.