A Medical Toxicologist Rates and Breaks Down 9 Poison Scenes in Movies and TV

Here’s a fascinating video for you to watch that features a professional medical toxicologist who rates and breaks down nine poisoning scenes in movies and TV.

His name is Dr. Cyrus Rangan and he is the assistant medical director for the California Poison Control System, where he’s worked for the past 20 years. He is also a medical toxicology consultant for the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles.

In the video, he discusses the accuracy of the poison scenes in The Princess Bride (1987); Snakes on a Plane (2006) and Casino Royale (2006). He also comments on toxicity, immunity, and antivenom in Game of Thrones (2017); Breaking Bad (2009), and The Hunger Games (2012). He analyzes the medical treatments displayed in Friends (1997); Captain America: The First Avenger (2011), and After Earth (2013).

There’s a lot of interesting information here that Rangan points out, a lot of stuff I never knew before! Check it out.