Odors

Odors that suggest diagnosis/intoxication

 

Bitter Almonds

  • Cyanide

Carrots

  • Cicutoxin (water hemlock)

Fruity

  • Diabetic ketoacidosis, isopropanol

Garlic

  • Organophosphates, arsenic, dimethyl sulfoxide, (DMSO), selenium

Gasoline

  • Petroleum distillates

Mothballs

  • Naphthalene, camphor

Pears

  • Chloral hydrate

Pungent aromatic

  • Ethchlorvynol

Oil of wintergreen

  • Methylsalicylate

Rotten eggs

  • Sulfur dioxide, hydrogen sulfide

Freshly mowed hay

  • Phosgene