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Hairspray does contain sodium nitrite (I just looked at the ingredients of mine). David Brown --- "TICKNER TREVOR [RM1] Norfolk & Norwich University Hospital" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > We had a similar case recently (MetHb about 62%). > > The patient had allegedly inhaled some product > obtained from Ann Summers. It > was sold, the account goes, as a room air > freshener/conditioner but the > patient had been told that inhalation would give > some form of enhancement. > > The MetHb was attributed to nitrates. > > Trevor Tickner, > Norwich > > -----Original Message----- > From: PETER HOWELL > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 18 February 2003 11:59 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: very high methaemoglobin > > > Well I'm no expert on hair-spray, but it sounds like > an acute nitrate or > nitrite poisoning ? Not sure if hair-spray contains > either though. > > > Peter > > Peter Howell > Wrexham Maelor Hospital > Wrexham > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Simpson Elliott (MK) Top Grade Biochemist, > Laboratory > Directorate [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > > Sent: 18 February 2003 11:20 > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: very high methaemoglobin > > > > We had known alcoholic admitted recently who with > chest pain followed by > collapse. His blood gases showed a methaemoglobin > of 69%. He was > resuscitated following 2 cardiac arrests and the > blood gases, repeated about > 20 minutes later, showed a methaemoglobin of 82%. > Methylene blue was > administered but the patient died of his third > cardiac arrest. > > > > He is believed to have drunk hair spray - this > supported by smell at post > mortem. 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