The Rolling Stone Magazine recently published an interview by the KFOR with Dr. Jason Mcelyea about the number of people in the emergency room being treated for ivermectin overdosing. Here are excerpts from the interview.
Dr. McElyea said patients are packing his eastern and southeastern Oklahoma hospitals after taking ivermectin doses meant for a full-sized horse, because they believed false claims the horse de-wormer could fight COVID-19.“The ERs are so backed up that gunshot victims were having hard times getting to facilities where they can get definitive care and be treated,” he said.As people take the drug, McElyea said patients have arrived at hospitals with negative reactions like nausea, vomiting, muscle aches, and cramping — or even loss of sight.
Let me give you my perspective about this claim since I worked in the emergency department for 18 years.
- All patients that present to the ER are triaged from Level 1 to 5. Level 1 patients should be seen right away, and Level 5 can wait. Nausea, vomiting, muscles aches, and cramps are Level 4 provided they have stable vital signs. Not all ERs will have the same triage levels, but patients are generally classified based on acuity, clinical stability, and how immediate they should be seen.
- No gunshot wound patients have to wait. Ambulances don’t drive around looking for an ER to take their patient. They can go to the nearest facility. That way, the patient can be assessed, stabilized, and transferred to a trauma center if needed.
- This doctor said that gunshot wound patients have a hard time getting to facilities raises many red flags among state health agencies, particularly the Oklahoma state health department.
- If I am going to guess what happened after the KFOR interview, something like this happened. The Oklahoma State Department of Health, and possibly medical insurance companies and other health regulators called the CEO of any medical facility affiliated with Dr. McElyea and asked if that is true. They will probably ask the whole eastern and southeastern Oklahoma hospitals because he included them. Naturally, an investigation will follow.
- The CEO, Chief of Clinics, Heads the Emergency Department, and the Department of Surgery and Trauma will also be called by the DOH to verify if the statement is true.
- The KFOR interview did not name the hospital, but a cursory search of the hospital affiliation of Dr. Jason McElyea shows that he is affiliated with Northeastern Health System Sequoyah. If you click on the link of NHS – Sequoyah, the pop-up below will show.
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