Pepper spray may have caused ER shutdown

Seeded on Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:00 AM EST (msnbc.com)

— Filed under: health, infectious-diseases

Up Uranus

No wombats were harmed in the making of this story.

1 vote

#1 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:37 AM EST

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Nathalie-1165335

Immediate symptoms and they think contact with a stray dog may have something to do with it? Not unless he was in contact with some kind of irritating chemical. Of course I'm sure emergency room personnel and officials are aware of that, if not the person who wrote the story. Where do you get these writers?

4 votes

#3 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 10:52 AM EST

Jeanine-3159241

My thoughts exactly, Nathalie.

#4 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:00 AM EST

Vivian,

did they eat the dog?

#5 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 11:19 AM EST

Alan Dean Foster

Maybe it was a chupacabra.

#6 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 12:59 PM EST

zapper45701

Actually, if my dog got "involved" with a skunk, I think I would have exactly the same symptoms. Just sayin'.

"which included headache, shortness of breath, throat irritation and a burning sensation. All nine people were decontaminated and have improved."

1 vote

#7 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:29 PM EST

playballdr

a skunk seriously? dont you think they would smelled it?

#7.1 - Tue Nov 29, 2011 12:04 AM EST

Ann-2945782

My thoughts as well, Nathalie...

One person's (or family's) contact with an animal would not likely be an airborne irritant to another person in a different enviornment...unless they shaved the dog and were wearing it's fur...

#8 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:38 PM EST

Adela-884556

well the fur isn't the allergen usually, it is the dander...so shaving the dog wouldn't help either, nor would wearing its fur...wonder if the dog came from a contaminated environment (meth lab or something) which could cause those symptoms not only for the people in the house, but for second and third level exposures. Who knows, the article was so vague it almost begs for us all to start guessing and assuming! lol another journalistic gem, thanks msnbc

1 vote

#8.1 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 6:44 PM EST

Terelyn

Well, that was vague and uninformative.

2 votes

#9 - Mon Nov 28, 2011 1:55 PM EST

JJMurray

Another fine example of the death of journalism. How about telling us WHY they think the dog may be the problem or even what they think the problem IS? Gee, I guess that would have required asking questions and looking for answers, something the so-called journalists of today simply don't bother with.