Cyanide poisoning occurs because cyanide inhibits the enzyme cytochrome c oxidase, which is one of the enzymes that enable cells to use oxygen. Antidotes for cyanide poisoning tend to focus on binding the cyanide ion so that this inhibition stops. The liver is capable of metabolizing cyanide as well, to take care of any small residual amounts remaining.There are several ways to accomplish this.
Nitrites and/or 4-dimethylaminophenol both convert hemoglobin to methemoglobin, which binds tightly with cyanide. This causes problems of its own, though ... methemoglobin cannot carry oxygen, and it's necessary to convert a lot of hemoglobin to methemoglobin to be sure there's an excess to bind all the cyanide, which leaves the person treated with methemoglobinemia ... which then must be treated separately (usually by treatment with methylene blue).
Thiosulfates react with cyanide to convert it to thiocyanide, which is much less toxic. However, the reaction does not occur quickly in the body, so this treatment must be supplemented with one of the others (usually nitrates/4-DMAP).
Cyanide is present in one form of vitamin B12, so treatment with the cyanideless form hydroxocobalamin will bind cyanide in the harmless cyanocobalamin.
Cobalt ions in general will bind cyanide, but cyanocobalt complexes are themselves generally toxic, so this is not necessarily much of an improvement. It is fast, though, and is sometimes used (in the form of the dicobalt EDTA complex) in cases of severe cyanide poisoning. Administration with glucose helps mitigate the toxic effects of the cyanocobalt complexes.
Several antidotes are: hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, sodium nitrite etc.
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Antidotes for cyanides are: sodium thiosulfate, hydroxoycobalamin, sodium nitrite, 4-dimethylamino phenol etc.
Cyanide is highly toxic, wikipedia says 1.5mg per kg body weight. There are lots of antidotes available- if using cyanide in the laboratory it is mandatory to have the antidote close to hand and people need training in how to use it.
use amyl nitrate, sodium nitrate and sodium thiosulfate, each used in order to achieve the stability in the victim. the FDA-approved cynokit is an antidote that contains hydroxocobalamin, an intravenous drug. :) but double check on the computer or some thing!
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Several antidotes are: hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, sodium nitrite etc.
Several antidotes are: hydroxocobalamin, sodium thiosulfate, sodium nitrite etc.
The first aid for cyanide exposure USED to be amyl nitrite. This is the stuff the Army issues as a blood agent antidote - cyanide is a blood agent. Unfortunately for the civilian population, this stuff is a controlled substance because you can get really high on it. They have found that Vitamin B12a, of all things, is REALLY good at cleaning cyanide out of your system. It is therefore the preferred treatment for cyanide poisoning.
No. absolutely not. It just takes few seconds to kill u and mind it there is no antidote for it.
Several examples of antidote against cyanide poisoning are:- sodium nitrite, NaNO2- sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3- hydroxocobalamin- 4-dimethylaminophenol
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Several examples of antidote against cyanide poisoning are:- sodium nitrite, NaNO2- sodium thiosulfate, Na2S2O3- hydroxocobalamin- 4-dimethylaminophenol
You must understand that if the ingestion of cyanide is at a high level nothing can be an antidote. The cyanide ion halts cellular respiration by inhibiting an enzyme in the mitochondria called cytochrome c oxidase. It causes a coma with seizures, apnea, and cardiac arrest, with death following in a matter of seconds. It is a very painful death. The USA standard cyanide antidote kit first uses a small inhaled dose of amyl nitrite, followed by intravenous sodium nitrite, followed by intravenous sodium thiosulfate. Hydroxocobalamin is newly approved in the US and is available in Cyanokit antidote kits. This works the best. Or lastly, Sulfanegen TEA, which could be delivered to the body through an intra-muscular (IM) injection.
Antidotes for cyanides are: sodium thiosulfate, hydroxoycobalamin, sodium nitrite, 4-dimethylamino phenol etc.
Cyanide is highly toxic, wikipedia says 1.5mg per kg body weight. There are lots of antidotes available- if using cyanide in the laboratory it is mandatory to have the antidote close to hand and people need training in how to use it.
Hydroxocobalamin can be used intraveniously which converts the CN- ion into Cyanocobalamin which is one of the various forms of vitamin B-12. Recent research has indicated that small concentrations of nickel nitrate can be effective, but nickel is toxic even in small doses.