在自愿摄入C-4后,旋风石诱导的发作
Ton Fang1, Paramesh V Karandikar2, Taylor R Young3
1Neurology, University of Massachusetts Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, USA.
Cureus
|November 29, 2023
概括
组合4 (C-4) 塑料爆炸物中的旋风 (RDX) 可以引起和器官衰竭. 一个案例研究显示,一个患者在摄入75克C-4并接受治疗后完全康复.
科学领域:
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
- 紧急医疗 紧急医疗
- 药理学 药理学是指药理学的学科.
背景情况:
- 旋风石,也称为RDX或六原,是4组合 (C-4) 塑料爆炸物的主要成分.
- 自越南战争以来,由于其固有的不稳定性,RDX在军事和民用环境中得到了广泛使用.
- 它的毒理学特征包括在摄入或吸入时可能产生高兴效应,发作以及严重的肝脏和脏损伤.
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