Just when you thought it was safe to enjoy a refreshing ice tea . . .

3 out of 5 stars Multiple Poisonings with Sodium Azide at a Local Restaurant. Schwarz ES et al. J Emerg Med  2014 Apr;46:491-494. Abstract This is an interesting report describing at incident in April 2010 in which 5 persons came down with symptoms of sodium azide poisoning after drinking ice tea from the same self-serve urn at a local restaurant. All patients recovered. Unfortunately, this paper does not add much to the complete report published in MMWR 2 years ago, except for some additional detail about individual patients and the treatments they received. To read TPR‘s discussion of the MMWR report, click here. To read my Emergency Medicine News column about a similar incident at Harvard — The Case of the Contaminated Coffee Pot —  click here.  
Source: The Poison Review - Category: Toxicology Authors: Tags: Medical ice tea sodium azide toxicity Source Type: news