Abstract
A family outbreak of methaemoglobinaemia following ingestion of sausages made using 'saltpetre' is reported. Saltpetre is a generic term for several potassium and sodium based compounds. On this occasion imprecise ordering led to the use of sodium nitrite rather than the usual potassium nitrate, with extremely serious consequences.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 367-8 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood |
| Volume | 76 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 1997 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Antidotes
- Child
- Food Handling
- Food Preservatives
- Humans
- Male
- Meat Products
- Methemoglobinemia
- Methylene Blue
- Sodium Nitrite