Tennessee Poison Center sees more calls, hospitalizations over disinfectants amid COVID-19

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The Tennessee Poison Center has seen an increase in calls related to cleaning supply overexposure as well as a jump in people hospitalized after ingesting hydrogen peroxide as Tennesseans try to ward off the coronavirus.

Since the coronavirus hit Tennessee, health care workers at the center, housed at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, have fielded more calls from people across the state who have possibly overexposed themselves to disinfectants.

Dr. Rebecca Bruccoleri, the medical director of the Tennessee Poison Center, told The Tennessean that people have phoned the center for concerns related to bleach, hand sanitizer and all purpose cleaners.

“A lot of it is just getting exposed," Bruccoleri said. "Someone might ingest it or they might get it on their skin and be concerned about it.”

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/2020/04/25/tennesseans-being-overexposed-disinfectants-they-ward-off-covid-19/3013177001/

[TruckFump]

1. And no one could see this coming?

Donnie-Liar-Dumbshit was just being cute and, of course, no one would do that, right? WRONG!!

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. Darwin... Karma ... Darwin... Karma...

[Aristus]

3. One way or another, I think this means fewer Trump voters

In November...

[Duppers]

18. 👍

[ProfessorGAC]

4. A Tech Note On Peroxide

Peroxide is used as a bleaching (color reduction) agent in low pH systems because the peroxygen releases as a radical.
At high pH, the breakdown is ionic oxygen which nearly instantaneously pairs with another to make O2. Oxygen is actually a very weak oxidizer, so bleaching is ineffective.
I bring this up because we all know our stomachs are loaded with acid.
So ingesting peroxide at high level releases a lot of radical oxygen. Enzymes can be denatured by aggressive oxidation.
These people could have digestion problems for many days, I'd think.

[underpants]

6. NEJM release

[ProfessorGAC]

8. I Saw That!

Don't do it!
Yet, some dummies have.
Duh!

[spanone]

9. hard to believe they have to post something like this to counter a 'president's' ignorance

[underpants]

10. Uh

It’s fake

Trapper John MD
Andre Young is Dr. Dre
Douglas E. Powers is Dr. Evil

[spanone]

11. OOPS

[Harker]

14. Ah. Trapper John was a giveaway for me

but I was just about to look into the others. Thanks.

[yellowdogintexas]

21. Merideth Gray MD is the main character in Gray's Anatomy

I had no clue about Douglas E Powers or Andre Young. I had to look them up and could not find anything for Powers.

Trapper John made me laugh out loud though

Well the whole thing actually

[yellowdogintexas]

22. who is Amanda Kerrie? nt

[underpants]

27. As best as I can find she is a comedian. Maybe she created this

That’s my guess.

[IthinkThereforeIAM]

26. No Doogie Howser, MD...

... eom.

[paleotn]

16. Some people actually though voting for Donald J. Trump would be a good thing....

Need I say more. They really are THAT dumb.

[Bantamfancier]

5. Forget it Jake. It's Tennessee. N/t

[SammyWinstonJack]

7. My county saw a 10% increase in cases from yesterday, 60 now 67

Just wait until our idiot Gov opens this state.

[Politicub]

12. This is why the bully pulpit is so powerful

and must be used with thoughtfulness and care. People are going to die because of Trump’s unhinged stream of consciousness on Thursday.

[IronLionZion]

13. The cult of Trump is desperate and afraid and acting irrationally

"Sarcastically" suggesting they consume household poison isn't helping things when they believe what he says is legit and are willing to bet their lives on it.

[underpants]

28. IT WAS A QUESTION

that’s what I got this morning on Facebook

Yes. They don’t do sarcasm or irony. It’s an actual litmus test I use in crowds if I can’t tell already who I’m dealing with.

[sfstaxprep]

15. Thoughts & Prayers nt

[bucolic_frolic]

17. Not one of these mental midgets will awaken to political reality

They will think it kind of cute at how hard President Trump tried to help them, and how concerned he was.

If it weren't so potentially deadly and yet pathetic, it would be parody. Unfortunately it's real.

[Grokenstein]

19. Oh. My. God. They're actually DOING it.

Dr. Bruccoleri is being polite about it (and granted, hydrogen peroxide is recommended as a mouth rinse for certain conditions, which blew my mind to learn) but they're actually doing it. They're poisoning themselves for the God Emperor.

[world wide wally]

20. They will have the cleanest morgues in the country

[KY_EnviroGuy]

23. Should we all write an email to our Rethug congresscritters and ask them....

how much bleach to mix with our morning orange juice to prevent an infection?

After all, Rethug congresscritters and presidents apparently think they are doctors and high-level scientists....


Would be interesting to see their replies.......

[NoRoadUntravelled]

25. Does he do this on purpose just to test his power over his followers?

Does his ego get a big boost when they risk their health or the health of others just because he suggests it?
Sometimes I think he actually loathes them.

[roamer65]

29. Natural selection at work.

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Drink up Trump lovers. Follow your Cheeto Benito.



Oh, I’m just being sarcastic.

[colorado_ufo]

31. Is it time for us to buy stock in Kool Aid?

[roamer65]

35. Flavor Aid.

[spanone]

32. I just sent a letter to 'my' senator marsha blackburn asking her to use her influence....

to help me find the right mix of Lysol, hydroxychloroquine, rubbing alcohol & Spic and Span to ward off the virus....hope she replies

[roamer65]

34. Lol...good one.

[spanone]

36. I really did. She's despicable beyond belief.

[roamer65]

37. Blackburn is a POS.

We are lucky up here with Senators Stabenow and Peters. Two great Democrats.

[Reader Rabbit]

30. Trump's Jonestown moment - nt

[Windy City Charlie]

33. The hyporcrisy

It's crazy how these people who still think it's a hoax and claim to be deniers, are going ahead and taking stuff Trump mentions to try and keep from getting the virus.