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What if it was polonium poisoning? [View all]
How long ago did Putin meet with Trump and ride in the beast?
Aug 15th
How long after being poisoned did it take Alexander Litvinenko to die from polonium poisoning?
From The Lancet
The patient continued to deteriorate and within 3 weeks had developed multiple organ failure requiring ventilation, haemofiltration, and cardiac support, associated with a drop in consciousness. On the 23rd day after he first became ill, he suffered a pulseless electrical activity cardiorespiratory arrest from which he could not be resuscitated and was pronounced dead.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(16)00144-6/fulltext
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736%2816%2900144-6/abstract
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