‘Chemical Bronchitis’? East Palestine Residents Experiencing Painful Breathing, Rashes, WeaknessAlana Mastrangelo 27 Feb 2023
Residents of East Palestine, Ohio, are experiencing unusual symptoms — which one healthcare worker called “chemical bronchitis” — following a train derailment earlier this month, which spewed toxic chemicals into the environment.
Local healthcare workers are seeing an influx of people from the East Palestine area that are complaining they don’t feel well, according to a report by WKBN.
QUICKmed Urgent Care workers told the outlet that they are seeing patients report similar symptoms, such as feeling a burning sensation when they breathe, rashes, and general feelings of weakness.
Some East Palestine residents have even said that they begin to feel better when they leave town for a while, only to feel bad one again after they return home.
“This could be a lot of things, but if you’re leaving your house and [symptoms] improve, and you go back and it comes back, I’m not thinking that’s allergies or not thinking it’s a cold,” QUICKmed’s Deb Weese told WKBN. “I think it’s related to that stuff you’re inhaling there.”
Weese added that the burning sensation when breathing could be a form of “chemical bronchitis.”
“Let’s face it: If it comes down to it, it might be something in the future that comes about from all these chemicals they’re breathing in that we don’t know about, so it’s important that they document all of their symptoms,” she said.
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