324 people have reported illnesses blamed on spill
Posted: Jul 26, 2010 8:48 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Louisiana's Department of Health and
Hospitals says 324 people have reported illnesses blamed on oil or
dispersants from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.
That includes 241 people - or about three-quarters of the total
- involved in spill cleanup or offshore work, and 83 people in the
general public.
DHH says doctors cannot verify reported exposures. Common
complaints include headache, dizziness, nausea, weakness or
fatigue, and throat irritation.
The department summarizes reports of visits to doctors and
emergency rooms, treatment by ambulance crews and calls to hot
lines and poison control centers.
Those often come in weeks after a visit. So Monday's figures
cannot show whether the number dropped in the first full week since
July 15, when a cap blocked the flow of oil.
C. J. at Jul 26th 2010 11:52 PM
I have been working in the effective areas as a wildlife biologist. I have seen extensive oil on beaches. I have been exposed to everything thing the cleanup crews have been. We do not know the effects yet, but I would be these people are going out drinking and the next day they are dehydrated. For some of hydrocarbons to effect a person, they have to be in it, and we still do not know these effects. I think these people are not taking proper precaution and adhering to warnings.