Skin turning blue in Emergency room... I KNOW I’VE HEARD THIS BEFORE!!!
It was something like a wierd reaction to some drug/chemical that reacted with oxygen from the air after the person was “opened up”.... Think Freepers... one of you must also have seen the same show that I saw... ???
Man Claims Skin Treatment Turned Face Permanent Blue
Thursday, December 20, 2007
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,317564,00.html
Paul Karason says his face turned blue after using a silver extract to treat dermatitis
Paul Karason puts a whole new spin on “feeling blue.” For more than a decade, the 57-year-old has been living with a blue face.
Fourteen years ago, Karason developed a bad case of dermatitis, which results in swollen, reddened and itchy skin. He started self-medicating, using a treatment called colloidal silver, which is made by extracting silver from metal.
Click here to hear the blue man tell his story (VIDEO)
Often touted by manufacturers as a cure-all, colloidal silver usually is found in a liquid form. Looking for relief, Karason drank the concoction and rubbed it on his skin — something the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does not recommend.
His skin slowly turned blue.
“The change was so gradual that I didn’t perceive it and other people around me likewise,” said Karason. “It wasn’t until a friend I hadn’t seen in several months came by my parent’s place to see me and he asked me ‘what did you do?.’”
The FDA does not consider colloidal silver safe or effective to treat any disease or condition. In fact, taking it could have serious side effects, such as:
— Argyria — which is an irreversible blue-gray discoloration of your skin, nails and gums
— Seizures and other neurological problems
— Kidney damage
— Indigestion
— Headaches
— Fatigue
— Skin irritation
Karason, who recently moved from Oregon to Madera, Calif., said it hasn’t been easy living with blue skin.
“I do tend to avoid public places as much as I can,” he said.
Karason made the move in hopes of fitting in a little better.
“I hope that they just accept me,” he said, “And I think that will happen here. Where I was, I rather doubt it would have. This is different kind of community here.”
Karason’s girlfriend, Jackie Northrup, said she doesn’t even notice his skin color any more.
“The only time now I really think about it or notice it is if we’re out in public and people start staring,” she said.
So far, Karason hasn’t sought any medical attention for his condition. When he was asked if he’s still drinking the colloidal silver, he said yes, but much less.
A form of cyanide. Keeps the blood vessels from absorbing oxygen.
There was some person that tried to commit suicide by ingesting liquid pesticide. When brought into the emergency room, hospital workers were sickened by toxic fumes.
Is that what you were thinking of?
Could be any one of a large number of chemicals like Cyanide, Nitrates or Nitrites, aniline dyes or sulfanamides that can cause cyanosis ( blue appearance ).
Grey’s Anatomy.
.This is all from memory..I knew one of the RT's that was on the scene...and seems to me a Doctor was injured pretty badly too. Might have been more people affected...I can't recall that.
Took many months for someone to figure it all out.
FWIW
Silver nitrate. Some people use it to treat medical conditions but it turns the skin blue.