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SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 04:06 PM Apr 2020

Trump's 'disinfectant injection' claim has actually caused people to poison themselves

https://www.rawstory.com/2020/04/trumps-disinfectant-injection-claim-has-actually-caused-people-to-poison-themselves/

Trump’s ‘disinfectant injection’ claim has actually caused people to poison themselves
Published 1 min ago on April 25, 2020By New Civil Rights Movement- Commentary



Although President Donald Trump said that he was only being “sarcastic” when he mused on April 23 that injecting household disinfectants could possibly cure coronavirus, poison control centers have since reported spikes in people ingesting bleach and other disinfectants.

Barely 18 hours after Trump’s public statement, the New York City Poison Control Center received more than double its usual amount of calls including nine people who had Lysol exposure, 10 who had bleach exposure, and 11 who had exposure to other household cleaners. “Exposure” in this case means a dangerous contact that potentially threatens a person’s health or well being.

More at link.

WTF???
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Trump's 'disinfectant injection' claim has actually caused people to poison themselves (Original Post) SheltieLover Apr 2020 OP
Illinois' daily briefing from our Gov Pritzker they said there has been a significant increase in mucifer Apr 2020 #1
When ... oh when will the Democrats call for his removal from office? Zoonart Apr 2020 #2
Did you miss the impeachment hearings? MoonRiver Apr 2020 #6
Important to remember half the people half below average IQs. jmg257 Apr 2020 #3
in his grave... mike_c Apr 2020 #4
🤣🤣🤣 SheltieLover Apr 2020 #7
I'm not discounting this but calls do not equal ER visits captain queeg Apr 2020 #5

mucifer

(23,553 posts)
1. Illinois' daily briefing from our Gov Pritzker they said there has been a significant increase in
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 04:08 PM
Apr 2020

people poisoning themselves following trump's instructions.

captain queeg

(10,208 posts)
5. I'm not discounting this but calls do not equal ER visits
Sat Apr 25, 2020, 05:51 PM
Apr 2020

And as someone posted here, it could be smart asses calling the poison centers.

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