THE 2-MINUTE RULE FOR POTASSIUM CYANIDE PICTURE

The second and insignificant metabolic pathway is made of the reaction of cyanide with cystine to produce cysteine and β-thiocyanoalanine (Wooden and Cooley 1955).An antidotal mix of inhaled amyl nitrate and intravenous sodium nitrite and sodium thiosulfate will often be indicated. The IPCS/CEC (1993) evaluation of antidotes for cyanide poisoning