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Alternative methods of administering amyl nitrite to victims of cyanide poisoning
  1. A M Donoghue
  1. School of Public Health, Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Road, Kelvin Grove, Brisbane QLD 4059, Australia; m.donoghue@qut.edu.au

    https://doi.org/10.1136/oem.60.2.147-a

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      The traditional method of administering amyl nitrite to a victim of cyanide poisoning, is to break an ampoule in a handkerchief and then intermittently hold this under the victim’s nose.1,2

      I would like to suggest two alternative methods for administering amyl nitrite. …

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