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Shelby Township paramedics administer first cyanide antidote in county
Paramedics administered the Cyanokit to reverse cyanide poisoning in a fire victim, marking the first pre-hospital use in Macomb County where 35% of fires contain cyanide, officials said.
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The Oakland PressShelby Township paramedics administer first cyanide antidote in county
The Shelby Township Fire Department was the first agency in Macomb County to use an antidote on a man suffering cyanide poisoning from inhaling smoke during a fire. Township fire officials called it a “milestone moment” as paramedics saved the man Nov. 22 by administering the newly acquired Cyanokit, which is “the only effective pre-hospital treatment for cyanide exposure… which works by reversing cyanide’s ability to block oxygen in the blood,”…
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