- An emergency room doctor in Oklahoma said that rural hospitals in the state were blocked by people who overdose ivermectin.
- Dr. Jason McElyea said the shortage of beds was so severe that the shooting victims had to wait for their turn.
- McElyea said he saw someone report vision loss after taking an overdose of horse anthelmintic.
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A doctor in rural America said that the number of people taking overdose Equine anthelmintic ivermectin It is so high that the emergency room is full of people.
The situation is so terrible that even people with gunshot wounds have to wait for their turn to receive treatment, saying Dr. Jason McElyea, An emergency physician at a number of hospitals in Salison, Oklahoma.
McElyea was interviewed by a local news channel KFOR Television Regarding the danger of overdose of ivermectin, ivermectin is a drug used in livestock. He told the channel that after people started taking ivermectin doses for adult horses, the Oklahoma rural hospital where he worked was overwhelmed, and he believed that unproven information about horse repellents was an effective Covid. -19 The statement of the treatment method.
“The emergency room has received so much support that it is difficult for gunshot victims to reach the facility where they can receive the ultimate care and treatment,” McElia told KFOR TV. “All of their ambulances are trapped in the hospital waiting for the beds to be opened so that they can take in patients. They don’t, that’s it. If there is no ambulance to answer the call, there is no ambulance to call.”
McElyea added that many of his patients seem to have no problem taking horse repellent because they are familiar with the drug.
“Growing up in a small rural village, we all had the experience of accidentally being exposed to ivermectin. So, this is something that people are familiar with. Because they accidentally touched those sticks when vaccinating cows, they were not so scared. Got it,” he said.
However, McElyea said that people suffer real consequences from taking a dose suitable for full-size horses, including the “horrible” condition of vision loss, nausea and vomiting.
He added: “Some people who take the wrong dose actually put themselves in a worse situation than contracting Covid.”
As of press time, Oklahoma has reported 557,770 COVID cases and 8,001 deaths. New York Times’ Covid-19 case trackerThe state reported an average of 2,671 cases per day on September 2, which is a 21% increase from the previous 14 days.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a Health Advisory It was warned last week that people could become seriously ill due to ivermectin self-treatment, as overdose can cause coma, seizures and death.
The milder side effects are also very unpleasant, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, low blood pressure, dizziness, and other allergic reactions. US Food and Drug Administration.
However, the CDC figures show that Americans continue to consume ivermectin, ignoring warnings from health authorities. From the beginning of July to the week of August 13, More than 88,000 ivermectin prescriptions have been written in the pharmacy.
this The FDA also urges people not to self-medicate with this drug because it is used in livestock. it recognize Preliminary research on the drug is underway, but the formula for animals is very different from the formula that humans should consume.
In the United States, the National Institutes of Health is conducting a Trial See if Ivermectin can help people with mild or moderate Covid-19 cases cope better.Oxford University Principle test Ivermectin is also being studied as a treatment for Covid-19.
