A paralyzed Cobb County woman who was rescued from a house fire earlier this week was also saved from a lesser-known side effect of smoke inhalation: cyanide poisoning. Cyanide is often released into ...

Cyanide binds to the ferric ion on cytochrome oxidase and abruptly halts the electron transport chain and aerobic respiration, producing profound toxic effects. Cyanide also preferentially binds to ...

Purdue Research Foundation, The Brigham and Women's Hospital Inc., the University of California Oakland and University of Utah have developed platinum complexes for the treatment of cyanide poisoning.

Cyanide poisoning is a hazard in many enclosed-space fires, and its occurrence in smoke-inhalation victims may be underestimated. Acute cyanide exposure results primarily in CNS, cardiovascular, and ...