Surviving a massive sodium azide poisoning with toxic cardiomyopathy
Sodium azide poisoning is rare (~50 case reports) but can be quickly fatal. A systematic review reported the fatal dose in humans to be over 10 mg/kg1. A 69 year-old female was admitted to our hospital for voluntary sodium azide poisoning. She ingested a massive dose of a soup spoon (15 g) of pure s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Barcaray International
2015-01-01
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| Series: | International Cardiovascular Forum Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/151/pdf-2 |