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Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism: TICs & TIMs

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<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong><br />

Training Support Package<br />

Participant Guide<br />

Slide 36<br />

<strong>Chemical</strong> <strong>Agents</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Opportunity</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Terrorism</strong>:<br />

<strong>TICs</strong> & <strong>TIMs</strong><br />

Cyanokit<br />

• Hydroxocobalamin<br />

• Converts cyanide to<br />

cyanocobalamin<br />

(vitamin B12)<br />

Cyanide: Cyanokit<br />

Dosing<br />

• 5g IV<br />

• 10g IV in cardiac arrest<br />

Module Four – Cyanide & Fumigants<br />

36<br />

The newer antidote is the one-step “Cyanokit®” which contains hydroxocobalamin. This<br />

antidote has been in use in Europe <strong>for</strong> decades and was introduced in the US in 2006.<br />

Hydroxocobalamin is administered intravenously and binds with cyanide to <strong>for</strong>m<br />

cyanocobalamin (i.e. vitamin B12) which is renally excretable. The dose is 5 grams<br />

intravenously if the patient is symptomatic and 10 grams if the patient is suffering from<br />

cardiac arrest.<br />

December 2008 Version 2.0 Page 223

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