[SatinDoll]

Why did you post this? Andrew Breitbart?

[Lazamataz]

Yeah. But why?

[SpaceBar]

And this is relevant to a conservative news forum why?

[Cringing Negativism Network]

Hey cut the original poster some slack.

Sheesh.

:D

[null and void]

Good. Wide spread knowledge of this easy detection technique might reduce the number of “accidental” poisonings...

[WXRGina]

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[neverdem]

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[meatloaf]

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

[vetvetdoug]

Thanks, a very informative and useful post. I have to make a presumptive diagnosis of CN poisoning based upon history, dyspnea and the bright red colour of the gums in a cow or dog. Current laboratory tests are of very little help because the animal will be long dead before I get results. My antidote is methylene blue injected IV...it changes the gum colour to a blue/red but the dyspnea corrects in minutes. Now if only they can get a RELIABLE colourmetric test for antifreeze ingestion that will make a diagnosis in minutes.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

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.

[IronJack]

I always thought the cyano- radical was fairly reactive. It shouldn't be hard to take it up and form some kind of colored complex with something like an aniline derivative or even ammonia, I wouldn't think.

But it's been a long time since college Organic lab ...

[publius911]

...and we need to know this... why?

[Lawdoc]

Thank you for another interesting post.