News about two people dying after drinking milk tea in Manila have been circulating for days now. Although there are NO official results yet about the cause of that death, some netizens and some news agencies are suspecting CYANIDE poisoning to be the most probable cause because of the speedy effect.
The strength of CYANIDE in certain amounts was last seen at the Jonestown Mass Suicide incident on November 18, 1978 in Guyana where 900 people died from a cyanide laced drink conducted by the cult Peoples Temple as reported in History.com website .
As the buzz about the infamous chemical substance continues, let's take a minute to profile this possible culprit. But as to how cyanide got into the milk tea drinks in the first place, is not for us to say. Let the authorities do their job.
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CYANIDE. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) of the US government, cyanide is a rapidly acting, potentially deadly chemical that can exist in various forms: a colorless gas, such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or cyanogen chloride (CNCl), or a crystal form such as sodium cyanide (NaCN) or potassium cyanide (KCN).
Take note of this fact from CDC: Cyanide is released from natural substances in some foods and in certain plants such as cassava, lima beans and almonds. Pits and seeds of common fruits, such as apricots, apples, and peaches, may have substantial amounts of chemicals which are metabolized to cyanide. The edible parts of these plants contain much lower amounts of these chemicals. (AGAIN, we don't conclude yet that it's the cyanide that killed the 2 milk tea drinkers.)
(And a bonus info for smokers and secondary smokers: Cyanide is also contained in cigarette smoke and the combustion products of synthetic materials such as plastics.)
In the manufacturing industry, cyanide can be found in the production of paper, textiles, and plastics; also, in developing photographs. For more cyanide use, go to CDC website.
When Cyanide gets into your body, it prevents the cells from using oxygen eventually killing it.
Small amounts of it can cause you dizziness, headache, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing, rapid heart rate, restlessness, weakness.
While significant amounts of it can lead to death with the following symptoms: convulsions, loss of consciousness, low blood pressure, lung injury, respiratory failure and slow heart rate.
There may be survivors of serious cyanide poisoning but it may develop heart, brain and nerve damages.
In case of suspected cyanide ingestion, Health and Safety Executive of United Kingdom suggests you don't give the victim anything by mouth. Give the victim oxygen but not mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Rush the patient to the nearest hospital as soon as possible because time is a crucial factor.
For more recommendations on first aid treatment for employers and first aiders see: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pUbns/misc076.htm
CYANIDE, Got Profiled
#RaymondBLogged.
But they already tested the sample for cyanide, it was negative.
ReplyDeleteHi, good day. when I wrote this article there was no findings yet. And even the findings released by the government is just initial. But as you can read in my blog, my main goal is to profile the chemical cyanide. Thanks I appreciate your time making comments. God Bless.
DeleteDidn't that employee dude said it smelled foul? Cyanide doesn't smell foul. And plus they said it tasted salty, cyanide isn't suppose to taste salty.
ReplyDeleteHi, good day. when I wrote this article there was no findings yet. And even the findings released by the government is just initial. But as you can read in my blog, my main goal is to profile the chemical cyanide. Thanks I appreciate your time making comments. God Bless.
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