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  • Title: Hydroxocobalamin for poisoning caused by ingestion of potassium cyanide: a case study.
    Author: Fortin JL, Waroux S, Giocanti JP, Capellier G, Ruttimann M, Kowalski JJ.
    Journal: J Emerg Med; 2010 Sep; 39(3):320-4. PubMed ID: 18554843.
    Abstract:
    Hydroxocobalamin, a precursor of vitamin B12, has a history of use in the prehospital setting in France for cyanide poisoning, particularly that associated with smoke inhalation. Because cyanide poisoning by ingestion is less common than smoke inhalation-associated cyanide poisoning, less information is available on prehospital use of hydroxocobalamin to treat cyanide poisoning by ingestion. This report describes a case of prehospital use of hydroxocobalamin for poisoning by ingestion of cyanide. The case supports the efficacy of hydroxocobalamin for acute cyanide poisoning caused by ingestion of a cyanide salt. No adverse events attributed to hydroxocobalamin were observed.
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