Citation

Chin RG, Calderon Y. J. Emerg. Med. 2000; 18(4): 441-445.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Hospital, Bronx, New York, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2000, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10802422

Abstract

A case of attempted homicide by cyanide ingestion is reported. The victim, a 19-year-old woman, unknowingly ingested cyanide and presented to the Emergency Department unresponsive, in shock, and in profound metabolic acidosis. The differential diagnosis of this presentation and the patient's successful treatment are reviewed. The important management issues surrounding the treatment of cyanide poisoning are discussed.

Language: en