0
I know a terminally ill patient who wants to die. Where can you get your hands on hydrogen cyanide?
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Unless you live in a country where euthanasia is legal, don't. Really, really don't. Euthanasia, even voluntary euthanasia, is illegal in most countries on the planet and is likely to get you put behind bars if you succeed. If the patient really wants to die, see if you can find a way to fly to one of these countries and book the patient into a specialist center, where they'll be able to do it calmly in a way that's guaranteed to work and not cause the patient any more mental anguish than they've already gone through. While I'm sure you have the patient's best interests at heart, home euthanasia can be unsuccessful and dangerous, and at least this way it's all official - nobody can suggest it wasn't of the patient's own free will.
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Does touching cyanide with bare hands kill you?
Cyanide salts are easily dissolved in water, such as moisture found on the hands. It can then be absorbed into the body through the skin causing cyanide poisoning. It is better that you do not touch any cyanide salts, such as sodium or potassium cyanide.
How do you make a 3D model of hydrogen?
with your hands
What is the taste of Potassium cyanide?
Potassium cyanide is the inorganic compound with the formula KCN. This colorless crystalline compound, similar in appearance to sugar, is highly soluble in water. The vast majority of KCN is used in gold mining followed by use in organic synthesis, and electroplating. Smaller applications include jewelry for chemical gilding and buffing. Highly toxic, KCN is odorless but due to hydrolysis, solids emit small amounts of hydrogen cyanide, which smells like bitter almonds (not everyone can smell it-the ability thereof is due to a genetic trait.). It is also used by entomologists as a killing agent in collecting jars, as most insects succumb within seconds, minimizing damage of even the most fragile types.
What does standard precautions mean?
Washing hands after patient contact; using gloves when touching blood, body fluids, secretions, excretions, and contaminated items;.
Why do Doctors wash hands between patients?
The patient could have got an disease from the patient, so to prevent the disease from spreading, they wash their hands so they don't catch the disease and hopefully not spread to other people.
Why do doctors wash their hands between patients?
The patient could have got an disease from the patient, so to prevent the disease from spreading, they wash their hands so they don't catch the disease and hopefully not spread to other people.
What are the acceptable sites to perform a capillary puncture on a patient's hands?
Identify the acceptable sites to perform a capillary puncture on a patient's hand.
Why u give iorn metal in the hands of a fits parient?
An iron metal is given in the hands of a fist patient because it helps him be stronger.
What system is involved if a patient complains of cold hands and feet?
Sympathetic nervous system
How do you explain an x ray of a back that has a hand on it as well?
If the patient's hands are in the field of the xray they will appear on the film, so even if they are on the stomach they will appear as if they are over or near the spine. If someone has helped immobilise the patient for the xray, then their hands may appear on the film.
If your patient is nervous and begins to have very rapid, short, shallow panicked breathing?
Have them breathe into their hands
How long should hands be washed between patients?
The hands should be washed before you see each patient, so germs are not passed to any one.
