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What are the properties of CO?

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  • gas
  • colorless
  • odorless
  • tasteless
  • slightly higher than air
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What are common sources of CO poisoning?

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  • endogenous
  • incomplete combustion of fossil fuels and carbon containing compounds
  • exposure to methylene chloride
  • some drug therapy
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How is CO metabolized and eliminated?

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  • eliminated primarily unchanged by the lungs
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What percent saturation of CO causes coma and death?

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over 50%

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What are s/s that will be experienced by patients when their CO % saturation goes over 10%?

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  • slight headache
  • throbbing temples
  • severe headache, weakness, dizziness, n/v, collapse
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What groups of people are the most susceptible to CO poisoning?

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  • infants
  • those with lung disease
  • those with CVD
  • elderly
  • those with anemia
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What is the treatment of CO poisoning?

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  • remove person from source of CO

- hyperbaric O2

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What about putrefaction will interfere with the interpretation of CO in the blood?

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  • putrefactive by products with interfere with the CO because they have the same UV spectra
  • this can be an issue with fire victims as well
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What are the forms that cyanide comes in?

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  • hydrogen cyanide (HCN) (colourless gas or blue-white liquid)
  • cyanide salts eg: KCN, NaCK (white crystalline powder)
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What chemical smells like burnt almonds?

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  • CYANIDE
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What are the sources of cyanide?

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  • normal metabolism
  • cigarette smoking
  • fumigants, insecticides
  • electroplating industry
  • dyeing, printing, photography
  • combustion of N containing compounds
  • cyanogenic glycosides
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What are N containing compounds?

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  • plastics, polyurethane bedding, carpets, insulin, etc
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Cyanide attacks the ______ system

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cytochrome

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What does attack on the cytochrome system lead to?

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  • preventing oxygen utilization at the cellular level (cytotoxic anoxia)
  • results in metabolic asphyxiation
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What are the s/s associated with acute toxicity of cyanide?

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  • giddiness
  • stiff lower jaw
  • rapid, slow, irregular breathing
  • muscle twitching
  • palpitations
  • cyanosis
  • convulsions
  • coma
  • death due to respiratory arrest
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What organs are most sensitive to CNS toxicity?

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  • brain and heart
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What s/s are associated with chronic toxicity of cyanide?

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  • dizziness
  • weakness
  • congestion of lungs
  • conjunctivitis
  • loss of appetite
  • weight loss
  • mental deterioration
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When does death usually occur with cyanide?

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  • death may be delayed for as long as 1 hour
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What is the tx of cyanide poisoning?

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  • body can detoxify CN on its own
  • CN -> SCN- (via rhodanese enzyme)
  • but an inefficient system; can be speeded up by adding an exogenous source of sulfur
  • 3 agents used: amyl nitrate, sodium nitrite, sodium thiosulfate
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What is the most beneficial treatment for cyanide poisoning?

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-sodium thiosulfate is the most beneficial tx - non-toxic, water soluble, economical to give- only limitation is that it has a longer DOA by a little bit

21
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What fluid is cyanide best detected in?

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  • analytical whole blood
22
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Enzymes in the blood will produce ____ when someone dies

23
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What can you add to blood to stop CN from being produced?

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can produce NaCl

24
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What are inhalants

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breathable chemical vapours that produce psychoactive effects

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What is included in the category of inhalants
volatile solvents aerosols anaesthetics volatile nitrates
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What is the most common volatile solvent?
toluene
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What are the most common sources of volatile solvents?
- paint - paint thinner - household cement and glue - lacquer thinner - lighter fluid - gasoline etc
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What are some of the chemicals that are involved in anaesthetic?
- NO, ether, chloroform, halothane
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What are the most common sources of volatile nitrites?
- room odorizers - tape head cleaner - used medically to dilate blood vessels
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What is "sniffing"
- directly inhaling from container or heated pan or from piece of clothing soaked in a solvent
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What is "huffing"
- holding solvent soaked rag over face and breathing in through mouth
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What is "bagging"
- spraying or pouring the solvent into a plastic bag holding over mouth and nose and inhaling from the bag
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What is the typical inhalant user?
- young men - low socioeconomic status - poor student with high rate of absenteeism
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What is the stimulant phase of sniffing?
- euphoria - excitement - release of inhibitions - floating sensations - delusions of gradeur
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How long does the stimulant phase of sniffing last?
15-30 minutes (up to 1 hour)
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What is the depressant phase?
- drowsiness - slowed reflexes - stupor - bizarre thoughts - visual/auditory hallucinations - inebriation similar to alcohol intoxication
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How long does the depressant phase last?
- lasts up to 1-2 hours after cessation of sniffing
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What are the general indicators of inhalant use?
- pungent chemical door on breath or clothing - excessive nasal secretions - red, watery eyes, dilated pupils, rapid involuntary eye movements - complaints of double vision, ringing in the ears, vivid dreams, hallucinations - slow, slurred speech - overall intoxication - drooling, mouth sores
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How fast are inhalants absorbed?
- immediately absorbed directly from lungs
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Inhalants are then rapidly distributed to what organs?
- to the brain and liver
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What are the long term effects of sniffing?
- fatigue - chronic headache - dizziness, depression - irritability - loss of concentration and memory - loss of appetite - tremor
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Does sniffing cause psychological and physiological dependence?
- psych: YES | - phys: NO - but sometimes some tremors, irritability when they stop
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What is sudden sniffing death?
aka sudden cardiac death - typically follows strenuous exercise or undue stress after several deep inhalations or sniff - caused by heart failure resulting from irregular heartbeat - associated with halogenated hydrocarbons

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