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Toxicity, Cyanide
November 1, 2004
Stephen W Borron, MD, MS and Frederic J Baud, MD
eMedicine.com
Background: Cyanide generally is considered to be a rare source of poisoning; however, cyanide exposure occurs relatively frequently in patients with smoke inhalation from residential or industrial fires. Cyanide poisoning also may occur in industry, particularly in the metal trades, mining, electroplating, jewelry manufacture, and x-ray film recovery. It is also encountered in the fumigation of ...
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