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Cyanide intoxication by apricot kernels: A case report and literature review
Emergency Care Journal, 2019 Acute cyanide intoxication is a serious healthcare problem due to its potentially life threatening and fatal toxic effects. Ingestion of cyanide containing foods is an important source of cyanide poisoning and apricot kernels contain significant amounts ...
Faruk Ekinci +3 more
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Toxicological Investigation of Acute Cyanide Poisoning Cases: Report of Four Cases
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2015 Cyanide is a deadly poison. Acute cyanide poisoning in humans is rare and is predominantly caused by smoke inhalation from fires and much more rarely by intentional ingestion of cyanide salts as in suicide or homicide attempts. The main objective of this
Humera Shafi +5 more
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Cyanide in breath as a marker for cyanide poisoning [PDF]
, 2011 Approximately 120 people die every year due to fires in Sweden. A majority of the fire victims die due to toxic fire gases. Carbon monoxide is often thought to be the major cause of death. Still, another very toxic fire gas, hydrogen cyanide, is formed
Stamyr, Kristin
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Pediatric Cyanide Poisoning After Ingestion of Apricot Seeds
Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2020 Cyanide is one of the strongest and lethal poisons. Cyanide leads to tissue hypoxia and lactic acid accumulation. Hydroxocobalamin is a safe, fast and effective antidote that could be used, especially in children.
Yüksel Bıcılıoğlu +3 more
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Biosensors, 2022 Monitoring and detection of cyanide are of crucial interest as the latter plays versatile roles in many biological events, is ubiquitous in environment, and responsible for several acute poisoning and adverse health effects if ingested.
Pedro E. Martín Várguez +1 more
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Acute hydrogen sulfide-induced neuropathology and neurological sequelae: challenges for translational neuroprotective research. [PDF]
, 2016 Hydrogen sulfide (H2 S), the gas with the odor of rotten eggs, was formally discovered in 1777, over 239 years ago. For many years, it was considered an environmental pollutant and a health concern only in occupational settings. Recently, however, it was
Anantharam, Poojya +4 more
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Impact of intestinal microbiota on metabolic toxicity and potential detoxification of amygdalin
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 Amygdalin (Amy) is metabolized into cyanide in vivo, which may lead to fatal poisoning after oral administration. The defense mechanisms against toxic cyanide have not yet been adequately studied.
Qiuyu Wen +14 more
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Acute Cyanide Poisoning from Jewelry Cleaning Solutions
Arab Journal of Forensic Sciences & Forensic Medicine, 2015 Cyanide is one of the most lethal and devastating poisons. It causes acute toxicity through smoke inhalation simultaneously with carbon monoxide, or by ingestion of cyanide salts that are commonly used in metallurgy and in jewelry or textile industries ...
Ines Bel Waer +9 more
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Emergency Care Journal, 2020 Cyanide poisoning via the oral route is a remarkably rare entity in the United States. Though acute toxicity from this poison may present with classic signs and symptoms (smell of bitter almonds on breath and cherry-red skin), these signs are frequently ...
Jack Green
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Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management, 2023 This study aimed to evaluate the protective potential of aqueous seed extract of ripe Carica papaya fruits on cyanide induced kidney damage in male Wister rats using 24 male rats divided into five groups.
P. Ottuh, H. E. Kadiri
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