Posted on 08/05/2012 3:43:52 PM PDT by neverdem
Why did you post this? Andrew Breitbart?
Yeah. But why?
And this is relevant to a conservative news forum why?
Because a less than fatal dose can still do a lot of damage.
Hey cut the original poster some slack.
Sheesh.
:D
Good. Wide spread knowledge of this easy detection technique might reduce the number of “accidental” poisonings...
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I can’t imagine how you could have been around FR for over ten years and not know that science, medical and technical postings are common here (although there aren’t nearly enough).
Thanks for posting this. Earlier this year I went to a seminar that discussed how much more toxic fires with modern furnishing can be. There’s some that believe some of the firefighters that were thought to have died from heart attacks may have died from cyanide poisoning instead. A NIOSH report on the deaths of two firefighters showed lethal amounts of both CO and hydrogen cyanide in their blood.
Having a faster test available may save someone’s life. Thanks again. I’ll spread the word.
Modern homes using engineered beams and other non-traditional wood products for structural support burn hotter, faster and collapse faster than the old sick built construction.
The video at the link is a UL test that shows two rooms ignited at the same time. The room on the left has furnishing covered in wool, cotton and silk. The room on the right has furnishings covered with modern petroleum derived fabrics. Some are calling them solidified gasoline. What do you want in your home?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDNPhq5ggoE
Yeah but shouldn’t we be worrying about the virus or bacterium that causes the zombies to reanimate in “The Walking Dead”?
We?? I already am the Walking Dead.
Or, at least, I was last night......
No. Chemistry was my undergraduate major. I'm a physician. I still like practical chemistry.
meatloaf and vetvetdoug and anyone else, you're welcome.
Have you seen or read the book, The Poisonner’s Handbook by Deborah Blum?
The title is somewhat misleading, because it is the story of forensic chemistry, it’s developement in NYC during prohibition. Great reading!
Though I am an Art Historian by education and training, I’m a pure science enthusiast interested in geology and astrophysics.
Thanks for posting, ND. I always read with interest the articles on medicine, disease, technology, aviation, aerospace, physics, engineering, etc. I don’t read technical journals any more, so this is a great way to learn about new advances.
I had no idea that modern petroleum based fabrics lead to CN poisoning via smoke inhalation.
But it's been a long time since college Organic lab ...
...and we need to know this... why?
It’s a bigger problem than is widely known. It’s also the reason I tell people to get out of a burning house ASAP and assemble the family upwind of the smoke. And never go back in. You’ll die.
http://www.firefightercancersupport.org/items/Library_PFDCyanideReport.pdf
This article mentions hydroxocobalamin which apparently can be carried by fire companies and used on scene.
http://my.firefighternation.com/profiles/blogs/changing-the-conversation
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