The preservative, sodium nitrite, is primarily used - in a diluted form - by meat processing companies. But in recent years, it has also been increasingly used - in its pure form - as a suicide agent.

Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics during resuscitation did not significantly improve their chances of being admitted to or ...

Among patients who had an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, intravenous sodium nitrite given by paramedics during resuscitation did not significantly improve their chances of being admitted to or ...

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John KevinA medical examiner report revealed this week that Empire actress Lindsey Pearlman died by suicide in February from sodium nitrite poisoning—and she’s not alone. Her death is part of ...

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Curing salts typically contain about 6% of sodium nitrite in comparison with the product Schmidt purchased, which contained 99.6% pure sodium nitrite, the complaint alleges.

The use of sodium nitrite in suicide is increasing thanks to online boosters, they said, but testing for it is still not universal. Brown said he’s spoken with grieving parents and families from ...

Sodium nitrite is used for curing meats but can be toxic when ingested in high amounts. Wang concealed her reasons for the poisoning after carrying out the crime and her "motives were despicable ...

Sodium nitrite did not harm the patients who suffered out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but it didn't help them either.

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The next day, Bennett died by suicide at age 17. He’d ordered a highly concentrated amount of sodium nitrite, a salt used as a preservative on meats, from a sporting goods store out of state.