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== Risks ==
In some individuals or in high doses, poppers can cause vomiting, methemoglobinemia, hypoxemia, reduced oxygen level in the blood, and unconsciousness<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last=Barry |first=Katherine |last2=McAteer |first2=Kristina E. |date=2023-04-03 |title=Syncope and Methemoglobinemia Preceded by Amyl Nitrite 'Popper' Inhalation |url=https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36989098/ |journal=Rhode Island Medical Journal (2013) |volume=106 |issue=3 |pages=49–51 |issn=2327-2228 |pmid=36989098}}</ref> which can persist for an extended time even after popper use is stopped.<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal |last=Olazagasti |first=Coral |last2=Paralkar |first2=Janvi |last3=Vishnevetsky |first3=Michael |last4=Chakravarti |first4=Aloke |last5=Sulica |first5=Roxana |last6=Favila |first6=Kristine |date=2016-10 |title=Poppers Not Only Make You High: A Rare Case of Amyl Nitrate-Induced Hypoxia |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.1216 |journal=Chest |volume=150 |issue=4 |pages=1108A |doi=10.1016/j.chest.2016.08.1216 |issn=0012-3692}}</ref>
Poppers can cause chemical burns if the liquid becomes exposed to skin or sinuses.
== Risk mitigation ==
Cease poppers usage if blood oxygen levels become lowered. Pale or blue skin or lips, headache or a pulse oximeter can all be used to identifiy low blood oxygen levels. If you don't recover, then seek medical help.
Avoid spilling poppers which can expose you to higher concentrations over a period of time than otherwise intended.
== Known incidents ==
=== Medical case reports ===
* 23yr old male in the ER with hypoxemia, methemoglobinemia, and syncope (2023)<ref name=":0" />
* 39yr old male in the ER with hypoxemia and methemoglobinemia (2012)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=McCabe |first=Aileen |last2=McCann |first2=Brendan |last3=Kelly |first3=Paul |date=2012-11-21 |title=Pop goes the O2: a case of popper-induced methaemoglobinamia |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4543718/ |journal=BMJ Case Reports |volume=2012 |pages=bcr2012007176 |doi=10.1136/bcr-2012-007176 |issn=1757-790X |pmc=4543718 |pmid=23175012}}</ref>
* 55yr old male in the ER with hypoxemia and methemoglobinemia for over a day (2016)<ref name=":1" />
* 44yr old male in the ER with hypoxemia, methemoglobinemia, unresponsive, stopped heart (1995)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Edwards |first=R J |last2=Ujma |first2=J |date=1995-06 |title=Extreme methaemoglobinaemia secondary to recreational use of amyl nitrite. |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1342554/ |journal=Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=138–142 |issn=1351-0622 |pmc=1342554 |pmid=7582412}}</ref>
* 34yr old male in the ER with hypoxemia and methemoglobinemia for 4 days (2012)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Wong |first=Anselm |last2=Koutsogiannis |first2=Zeff |last3=Greene |first3=Shaun |last4=McIntyre |first4=Shona |date=2013-03-01 |title=A case of hemolysis and methemoglobinemia following amyl nitrite use in an individual with G6PD deficiency |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211558713000071 |journal=Journal of Acute Medicine |volume=3 |issue=1 |pages=23–25 |doi=10.1016/j.jacme.2012.12.005 |issn=2211-5587}}</ref>


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