THREE FATAL CASES OF SODIUM NITRITE POISONING

摘要: Sodium nitrite and other inorganic nitrites are used mainly in the manufacture of dyestuffs more recently as anticorrosives automobile anti-freeze mixtures. Inorganic rarely encountered cause human poisoning. It is therefore considered value to report following cases: Three white men, J. N., aged 55, T. H., 65, A. K., 70, were inmates a cheap lodging house near river front, location several wholesale chemical companies, one which large distributor sodium nitrite. Oct. 27, 1938, at about noon these three men observed preparing meal consisting "beef stew" room N. Four hours later landlady saw K. staggering down stairs; when he reached bottom collapsed without making statement. The stated that man's face was very pale