Once Upon a Time in Russia
“University College Hospital, London, Quarantine Unit, ICU WHEN ALEXANDER LITVINENKO’S HEART seized for the final time, ending three devastating weeks of a slow, horrific deterioration, he was certain he knew why he was about to die, and believed he finally understood what was about to kill him, even though the exact sequence of events that had led to his death would remain one of the greatest stories of the decade.
Although he had been first admitted to Barnet General Hospital in London on Nove...mber 4, two days after he’d fallen ill, it wasn’t until a week later that doctors began to suspect he’d been poisoned. By November 13, specialists had tested samples of his urine, blood, hair, and skin, and were convinced he was suffering from an immense dose of thallium—a tasteless, odorless heavy metal, deadly in even small doses—but sometimes treatable, if discovered soon enough. He was immediately given the antidote—Prussian blue, a synthetic pigment used in certain paints, that also had the unique property of being able to trap thallium in the small intestine, limiting the amount of damage it could do to the human body.MoreLess
Although he had been first admitted to Barnet General Hospital in London on Nove...mber 4, two days after he’d fallen ill, it wasn’t until a week later that doctors began to suspect he’d been poisoned. By November 13, specialists had tested samples of his urine, blood, hair, and skin, and were convinced he was suffering from an immense dose of thallium—a tasteless, odorless heavy metal, deadly in even small doses—but sometimes treatable, if discovered soon enough. He was immediately given the antidote—Prussian blue, a synthetic pigment used in certain paints, that also had the unique property of being able to trap thallium in the small intestine, limiting the amount of damage it could do to the human body.MoreLess
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