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Cyanide Poisoning (cont.)

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Authors and Editors

Author: John P. Cunha, DO, FACOEP

Editor: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD

References:

National Capital Poison Center; "What is Ipecac Syrup?"

www.eMedicine.com; "Toxicity, Cyanide.

The National Cancer Institute; "Questions and Answers About Laetrile/Amygdalin."

Previous contributing authors and editors:

Coauthor(s): Emanuel Rivers, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine and Surgery, University of Michigan School of Medicine; Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Health Systems.

Editors: Scott H Plantz, MD, FAAEM, Research Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD, Senior Pharmacy Editor, eMedicine; Steven L Bernstein, MD, Vice-Chair, Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mt Sinai School of Medicine.

Last Editorial Review: 1/29/2009

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