snoop1130 Posted October 7, 2020 Share Posted October 7, 2020 Phuket hospital defends treatment of woman who died of horseshoe crab poisoning By Eakkapop Thongtub Speaking at Ms Wanathana’s funeral, uncle Anukul Leng-ie said he wants justice for the death of his niece. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET:-- The operators of Phuket Provincial Hospital have denied the allegation that they were negligent in the medical care provided to a 46-year-old woman who later died of poisoning from eating a young horseshoe crab. Wanthana Phutcho, 46, died on Sunday (Oct 4) after eating a horseshoe crab that she caught with a friend near Soi King Kaew, Rassada. Speaking at her daughter’s funeral on Monday, Ms Wanthana’s mother, Somjai Kingwongsa, 64, explained to reporters that she and her daughter went foraging for cockles in the mangroves on Sunday morning. While collecting the small clams, they also caught three horseshoe crabs and brought them home. Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-hospital-defends-treatment-of-woman-who-died-of-horseshoe-crab-poisoning-77570.php -- © Copyright Phuket News 2020-10-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjuk Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 Between 1994 and 2006, a total of 280 cases of varying degrees of tetrodotoxin poisoning following ingestion of the toxic eggs of the horseshoe crab. The death rate was 2%. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18564717/ I like the roe from Horseshoe crabs but I will be very careful after reading this article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me4175 Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 "She was given three types of medicines and an injection, and then allowed her to return home." Let me guess, one of these was Paracetamol! ???? Stupid as it may have been of her, with the correct treatment she may well still be alive. I understand their frustration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johng Posted October 8, 2020 Share Posted October 8, 2020 3 hours ago, pjuk said: tetrodotoxin poisoning Apparently there is no antidote so if it was this poison the hospital couldn't really do anything but probably should have kept her in for observation and maybe provide oxygen ? Quote First Aid GENERAL INFORMATION: Initial treatment is primarily supportive. ANTIDOTE: There is no antidote for tetrodotoxin toxicity. https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750019.html 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sheryl Posted October 8, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted October 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, johng said: Apparently there is no antidote so if it was this poison the hospital couldn't really do anything but probably should have kept her in for observation and maybe provide oxygen ? https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/ershdb/emergencyresponsecard_29750019.html Life support measures (ventilator, in soemcases dialysis) in most cases will save the opatien't life by buying time until the body has eliminated the toxin From what is reported it sounds like the hospital staff wrongly assumed this to be an allergic reaction to non-poisonous type of horshoecrab rather than recognizing it for what it was, tetrodotoxin poisoning. There have been mass poisonings of this type in Thailand before due to mangrove horseshoe crabs. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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