Rising incidence and high mortality in intentional sodium nitrite exposures reported to US poison centers - McCann SD, Tweet MS, Wahl MS.

INTRODUCTION: Sodium nitrite is an oxidizing agent capable of producing profound methemoglobinemia. Large quantities of sodium nitrite can be purchased online, and recent literature has identified several cases of intentional self-poisoning, including mult...
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