Dental Nurse Dies After Taking Just 1g of SN

[ob600]

Fatal methaemoglobinaemia in a dental nurse. A case of sodium nitrite poisoning.

Methaemoglobinaemia may be caused by ingestion of a number of drugs, among them nitrites, some of which are remarkably toxic. This was tragically highlighted by the death of a 17 year old dental nurse after taking a single 1 g tablet of sodium nitrite. ...

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

Starting to think that although the guide calls for an antimietics regimen and 25g, 5g to 10g and no antimietics would probably work for most.

 

[greyhound]

Reading the article they really are just guessing that she only took a single tablet 1g tablet. However she was a 17 year old girl so could have been quite small, so it's possible.

 

[Nymph]

Maybe she had some illness before this or something because it is very rare for someone to die just from 1g of SN

 

[Donk]

I can't help but think 25g is overkill for someone my size (200 lbs). but I'm not a doctor so what do I know. maybe taking 10g less will decrease the chances of vomiting but just enough to flatline.

 

[muffin222]

Interesting. This just goes to show how lethal SN really is and why "taste testing" it is an extremely bad idea.

 

[Meretlein]

I have read some texts that say a lethal dose of SN is anywhere from 1-3 grams. The PPH recommends a much higher dose for the purpose of overwhelming the protective processes your body has. This is also why it recommends an anti acid.

 

[I screwed up]

I have taste tested about 2-3 GMs of SN , only had bad headache as side effect .. But I am 85 KGS , for my heavy self I would surely need 25 GMs I guess .. But still 1 gm sounds very less

 

[throughtheglass]

Reading the article they really are just guessing that she only took a single tablet 1g tablet. However she was a 17 year old girl so could have been quite small, so it's possible.

This girl was also described as fit in the article so there's that.