Oil spill related health visits grow
The Associated Press Published: Friday, September 24, 2010 at 7:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 24, 2010 at 7:12 p.m.
Last Modified: Friday, September 24, 2010 at 7:12 p.m.
The number of Alabama residents reporting suspected oil-related health effects from the Gulf of Mexico is growing.
Alabama Department of Public Health authorities say at least 268 people have gone to local emergency rooms, clinics and urgent care centers since May 14.
Fifty-seven of the patients complaining of oil-caused symptoms were exposed via inhalation, 39 by contact, five through ingestion, nine patients reported multiple exposures, and 158 were exposed indirectly.
Indirect exposures include heat exhaustion during cleanup efforts or mental health concerns such as anxiety or depression.
There were about 97,156 patients treated for non-trauma care overall during the same period.
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Information from: Press-Register, http://www.al.com/mobileregister
Fifty-seven of the patients complaining of oil-caused symptoms were exposed via inhalation, 39 by contact, five through ingestion, nine patients reported multiple exposures, and 158 were exposed indirectly.
Indirect exposures include heat exhaustion during cleanup efforts or mental health concerns such as anxiety or depression.
There were about 97,156 patients treated for non-trauma care overall during the same period.
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Information from: Press-Register, http://www.al.com/mobileregister
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