Cyanide is a poisonous chemical that can be present in various forms. It is a chemical compound comprised of carbon and nitrogen known as CN group or Cyano Group. In this, a carbon atom is connected by a nitrogen atom through a triple bond. These hazardous substances can also be a colorless, such as hydrogen cyanide (HCN) or Cyanogen chloride (CNCl), or in crystal form like Sodium cyanide (NaCN) or Potassium cyanide (KCN). Let us tell you that organic cyanides are often called nitriles.
Are all cyanide dangerous?
There are several substances that contain Cyanide, but all of them are not poisonous or dangerous. Sodium Cyanide (NaCN), potassium cyanide (KCN), hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and cyanogen chloride (CNCl) are deadly, but various compounds called nitriles also contain cyanide group but are not asxic. In pharmaceuticals cyanide in nitriles are used like citalopram (Celexa) and cimetidine (Tagamet). Let us tell you that nitriles are not as dangerous because they do not release the CN-ion, which is the group that act like a metabolic pyogen.
Cyanide poisoning and its symptoms
Taking cyanide is also called cyanide poisoning. To find cyanide poisoning in a person can be a bit difficult because its symptoms are similar to some other symptoms of normal disease. When cyanide is ingested or goes in the body of a person then the cells of the body can not be used to oxygen properly, and we all know that oxygen is essential for cells to survive.
Other symptoms are as follows:
- Breathing problem
- Vomiting, Dizziness
- Feeling like sleepy
- Confusion
- fatigue
- Lack of coordination
- Pain in the stomach
- Unconsciousness
- Low Blood Pressure
- Lung damage
- Respiratory failure
- Coma etc.
Cyanide can also cause heart attack if it spreads immediately in the body.
