Levine M S, Radford E P
J Occup Med. 1978 Jan;20(1):53-6. doi: 10.1097/00043764-197801000-00011.
A group of 479 fire fighters were investigated for routine exposure to hydrogen cyanide in the fire atmosphere using measurements of serum thiocyanate (SCN-). Our findings indicate that fire fighters were exposed to levels of hydrogen cyanide sufficient to raise their mean serum thiocyanate (SCN-) levels above that of controls. This elevation of serum SCN- occurred independently of smoking habits. Exposure to cyanide occurred much less frequently than previously studied exposures to carbon monoxide. Difficulties of correlating acute symptoms and the effectiveness of mask use with serum thiocyanate are discussed.
对479名消防员进行了调查，通过测量血清硫氰酸盐（SCN-）来评估他们在火灾环境中日常接触氰化氢的情况。我们的研究结果表明，消防员接触的氰化氢水平足以使他们的血清硫氰酸盐（SCN-）平均水平高于对照组。血清SCN-的这种升高与吸烟习惯无关。与之前研究的一氧化碳接触情况相比，氰化物接触发生的频率要低得多。文中讨论了将急性症状以及面罩使用效果与血清硫氰酸盐相关联的困难。
