Pharmacological treatment of inhalation injury after nuclear or radiological incidents: The Chinese and German approach

Table 2 Antidotes mostly used in China and Germany against toxic constituents of fire smoke

Poison	Antidotes
Poison	China	Germany
Carbon monoxide	100% Oxygen [31, 32] Hyperbaric oxygenation [31, 32]	100% Oxygen [22] Hyperbaric oxygenation [22]
Cyanide	Sodium nitrite [54, 55] Sodium thiosulfate [54, 55]	Dimethylaminophenol [48] Hydroxocobalamin [25, 48] Sodium thiosulfate [48]
Radionuclide(s)	Stable iodine [77] Ca(DTPA)* [77, 78] Prussian Blue [77]	Stable iodine [71] Ca(DTPA) [71] Prussian Blue [71]

Most differences in the drugs used concern cyanide poisoning treatment. *Ca(DTPA) has been reported to be used at lower dosages in China [78]

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