2009 Oct 3 – Case Report: Cyanide poisoning in Taiwan

Dr Dong-Zong Hung MD a , Yu-Tse Tsan MD b, Yi-Jung Yu b, Chia-Lung Hsu MT b. The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9696, Page 1212, 3 October 2009
In May, 2005, a 32-year-old woman lost consciousness soon after drinking a non-alcoholic beverage. She was transported to hospital within 5 min, found to be unresponsive, and intubated. Before intubation, blood gas measurements on room air (possible venous sample), were: pH 7·846, pCO2 24·2 mm Hg, pO2 28·7 mm Hg, HCO3− 41·8 mmol/L (base excess [BE] 26 mmol/L); O2 saturation was 79·4%.

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