Thanks for posting, ND. I always read with interest the articles on medicine, disease, technology, aviation, aerospace, physics, engineering, etc. I don’t read technical journals any more, so this is a great way to learn about new advances.
I had no idea that modern petroleum based fabrics lead to CN poisoning via smoke inhalation.
It’s a bigger problem than is widely known. It’s also the reason I tell people to get out of a burning house ASAP and assemble the family upwind of the smoke. And never go back in. You’ll die.
http://www.firefightercancersupport.org/items/Library_PFDCyanideReport.pdf
This article mentions hydroxocobalamin which apparently can be carried by fire companies and used on scene.
http://my.firefighternation.com/profiles/blogs/changing-the-conversation