title: An account of the management of a potential environmental/medical crisis by a local health department.
abstract: This paper is an account of what steps were necessary in the epidemiological and medical investigation of an alleged cyanide outbreak by a local health department. It details, in chronological sequence, the events, groups, and individuals who impacted a situation which, at various points, caused considerable anxiety in the community.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Craven
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Kamen
mesh_terms: D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide / Q000097:blood*; D011315:Preventive Medicine; D011634:Public Health; D013781:Texas; D013861:Thiocyanates / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D013861:Thiocyanates; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide; C031760:thiocyanate