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Clin Toxicol (Phila)
March 2019
b Department of Emergency Medicine , University of Colorado, School of Medicine, Aurora , CO , USA.
Introduction: Hydrogen sulfide (HS) is found in petroleum, natural gas, and decaying organic matter. Terrorist groups have attempted to use it in enclosed spaces as a chemical weapon. Mass casualty scenarios have occurred from industrial accidents and release from oil field sites.
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September 2017
Department of Medicine, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.
Background: Hydrogen sulfide (H S) is a potentially deadly gas that naturally occurs in petroleum and natural gas. The Occupational Health and Safety Administration cites H S as a leading cause of workplace gas inhalation deaths. Mass casualties of H S toxicity may be caused by exposure from industrial accidents or release from oil field sites.
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February 2015
Departments of †Medicine, ‡Pathology, §Chemistry and Biochemistry, and ∥Anesthesiology, University of California-San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0652, United States.
Currently available cyanide antidotes must be given by intravenous injection over 5-10 min, making them ill-suited for treating many people in the field, as could occur in a major fire, an industrial accident, or a terrorist attack. These scenarios call for a drug that can be given quickly, e.g.
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December 2014
University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA.
Study Objective: Hydroxocobalamin is a Food and Drug Administration-approved antidote for cyanide poisoning. Cobinamide is a potential antidote that contains 2 cyanide-binding sites. To our knowledge, no study has directly compared hydroxocobalamin with cobinamide in a severe, cyanide-toxic large-animal model.
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