Update on the child in the US who died following IV EDTA

[Guest guest]

I've been wondering where this story had gone. Apparently his doctor

was not a DAN (although as we know, it's easy enough to call

yourself a DAN), he was given sodium EDTA not calcium EDTA (not

mentioned in the report) and by IV push not IV drip. It's not

something I'd ever consider doing but I have heard that it had been

safely administered thousands of times before this incident, so

perhaps worth posting. This was all over the UK papers last summer

and lumped all chelation together so be interesting to see if a

follow up is published. I had lots of calls from friends following

the coverage asking if this was what we were doing with Tom.

Death of 5-year-old boy linked to controversial chelation therapy

> http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06006/633541.stm

>

> Friday, January 06, 2006

>

> By Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

>

> A 5-year-old autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest in his

> doctor's office died as a result of the controversial chelation

> therapy he was receiving as a treatment for his autism.

>

> The manner of death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, of Monroeville, has

> been listed as accidental while the investigation continues.

>

> The findings released by the County coroner's office don't

> say whether the treatment itself is dangerous or the child died

from

> the way the treatment was administered.

>

> In layman's terms, the administration of ethylene diamine

> tetra-acetate, commonly known as chelation, resulted in a lack of

> oxygen to the brain as well as irreversible heart damage, said

> Allegheny County Deputy Coroner Ed Strimlan.

>

> The Allegheny County morgue conducted the autopsy on the child at

> the request of County Coroner Bill Young.

>

> " We determined there's a direct correlation between the EDTA and

the

> lack of oxygen to the brain and the heart muscle damage. It's a

total

> package, based on the autopsy, the histology and

> the toxicology , " Mr. Strimlan said.

>

> The determination is sure to spark debate among parents, many of

> whom support chelation as a safe and effective therapy for autism.

> Others condemn the treatment as voodoo medicine.

>

> The autopsy report indicates the manner of death was accidental.

The

> other categories are natural, suicide and homicide.

>

> Mr. Young said he said he soon will meet with County

District

> Attorney Randa and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ray

Melder,

of

> the barracks, to discuss whether a coroner's inquest should

be

> scheduled. He said the determination that the death was accidental

> could change, depending on what additional information is gleaned

> from an inquest, if one is held.

>

> The Nigerian boy was brought to the United States from England last

> spring by his mother, Marwa, specifically for chelation therapy.

> Chelation is most often used in treatment of lead poisoning.

>

> During an Aug. 23 procedure in the Portersville, County,

> office of Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, Tariq went into cardiac arrest.

>

> He had been receiving an intravenous injection of EDTA, a synthetic

> amino acid that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to

> treat heavy metal poisoning. EDTA latches onto heavy metals in the

> bloodstream so they can be excreted in the urine.

>

> Within autism advocacy circles, chelation talk has been escalating

> as proponents report improvements in autistic children who have

> undergone the treatment. Though conventional medicine considers

> autism a neurological disorder, others believe it is a treatable

> condition linked to intolerable levels of metals in the

bloodstream.

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[Guest guest]

I dont know enough about EDTA to know what this means.........does

it mean Tariq should have been given calcium EDTA by IV drip but in

fact was given sodium EDTA by IV push........meaning that it is

practitioner error that has caused his death (because practitioner

administered inappropriate form of EDTA by inappropriate method?)

ie if it had been calcium EDTA administered by IV drip he would not

have died? What form of EDTA was he supposed to have by what method?

Zoe

>

> I've been wondering where this story had gone. Apparently his

doctor

> was not a DAN (although as we know, it's easy enough to call

> yourself a DAN), he was given sodium EDTA not calcium EDTA (not

> mentioned in the report) and by IV push not IV drip. It's not

> something I'd ever consider doing but I have heard that it had

been

> safely administered thousands of times before this incident, so

> perhaps worth posting. This was all over the UK papers last

summer

> and lumped all chelation together so be interesting to see if a

> follow up is published. I had lots of calls from friends

following

> the coverage asking if this was what we were doing with Tom.

>

>

> Death of 5-year-old boy linked to controversial chelation therapy

> > http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06006/633541.stm

> >

> > Friday, January 06, 2006

> >

> > By Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

> >

> > A 5-year-old autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest in his

> > doctor's office died as a result of the controversial chelation

> > therapy he was receiving as a treatment for his autism.

> >

> > The manner of death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, of Monroeville, has

> > been listed as accidental while the investigation continues.

> >

> > The findings released by the County coroner's office don't

> > say whether the treatment itself is dangerous or the child died

> from

> > the way the treatment was administered.

> >

> > In layman's terms, the administration of ethylene diamine

> > tetra-acetate, commonly known as chelation, resulted in a lack of

> > oxygen to the brain as well as irreversible heart damage, said

> > Allegheny County Deputy Coroner Ed Strimlan.

> >

> > The Allegheny County morgue conducted the autopsy on the child at

> > the request of County Coroner Bill Young.

> >

> > " We determined there's a direct correlation between the EDTA and

> the

> > lack of oxygen to the brain and the heart muscle damage. It's a

> total

> > package, based on the autopsy, the histology and

> > the toxicology , " Mr. Strimlan said.

> >

> > The determination is sure to spark debate among parents, many of

> > whom support chelation as a safe and effective therapy for

autism.

> > Others condemn the treatment as voodoo medicine.

> >

> > The autopsy report indicates the manner of death was accidental.

> The

> > other categories are natural, suicide and homicide.

> >

> > Mr. Young said he said he soon will meet with County

> District

> > Attorney Randa and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ray

> Melder,

> of

> > the barracks, to discuss whether a coroner's inquest

should

> be

> > scheduled. He said the determination that the death was

accidental

> > could change, depending on what additional information is gleaned

> > from an inquest, if one is held.

> >

> > The Nigerian boy was brought to the United States from England

last

> > spring by his mother, Marwa, specifically for chelation therapy.

> > Chelation is most often used in treatment of lead poisoning.

> >

> > During an Aug. 23 procedure in the Portersville, County,

> > office of Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, Tariq went into cardiac arrest.

> >

> > He had been receiving an intravenous injection of EDTA, a

synthetic

> > amino acid that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration

to

> > treat heavy metal poisoning. EDTA latches onto heavy metals in

the

> > bloodstream so they can be excreted in the urine.

> >

> > Within autism advocacy circles, chelation talk has been

escalating

> > as proponents report improvements in autistic children who have

> > undergone the treatment. Though conventional medicine considers

> > autism a neurological disorder, others believe it is a treatable

> > condition linked to intolerable levels of metals in the

> bloodstream.

> > *

> > **

> >

> > The material in this post is distributed without profit to those

> who have

> > expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information

> for

> > research and educational purposes. For more information go to:

> > http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

> > http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/documents.htm

> > If you wish to use copyrighted material from this email for

> purposes

> > that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the

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> > owner.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

ly me neither but at the time of this dreadful incident there

were a lot of postings about it being the " wrong " kind of EDTA. I

think Mandi knows more for when she's back. I have definitely seen

posted on other sites that it has to be calcium EDTA - it all seems

a remote piece of info but if there are, for example, quacks who

want to approximate chelation, perhaps this is a terrible but

important question mark to raise. Mandi, I am sure, knows the

distinction. I remember reading that calcium is essential in an EDTA

IV to protect the heart but what do I know (not much) Sx

> >

> > I've been wondering where this story had gone. Apparently his

> doctor

> > was not a DAN (although as we know, it's easy enough to call

> > yourself a DAN), he was given sodium EDTA not calcium EDTA (not

> > mentioned in the report) and by IV push not IV drip. It's not

> > something I'd ever consider doing but I have heard that it had

> been

> > safely administered thousands of times before this incident, so

> > perhaps worth posting. This was all over the UK papers last

> summer

> > and lumped all chelation together so be interesting to see if a

> > follow up is published. I had lots of calls from friends

> following

> > the coverage asking if this was what we were doing with Tom.

> >

> >

> > Death of 5-year-old boy linked to controversial chelation therapy

> > > http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06006/633541.stm

> > >

> > > Friday, January 06, 2006

> > >

> > > By Kane, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

> > >

> > > A 5-year-old autistic boy who went into cardiac arrest in his

> > > doctor's office died as a result of the controversial chelation

> > > therapy he was receiving as a treatment for his autism.

> > >

> > > The manner of death of Abubakar Tariq Nadama, of Monroeville,

has

> > > been listed as accidental while the investigation continues.

> > >

> > > The findings released by the County coroner's office

don't

> > > say whether the treatment itself is dangerous or the child

died

> > from

> > > the way the treatment was administered.

> > >

> > > In layman's terms, the administration of ethylene diamine

> > > tetra-acetate, commonly known as chelation, resulted in a lack

of

> > > oxygen to the brain as well as irreversible heart damage, said

> > > Allegheny County Deputy Coroner Ed Strimlan.

> > >

> > > The Allegheny County morgue conducted the autopsy on the child

at

> > > the request of County Coroner Bill Young.

> > >

> > > " We determined there's a direct correlation between the EDTA

and

> > the

> > > lack of oxygen to the brain and the heart muscle damage. It's

a

> > total

> > > package, based on the autopsy, the histology and

> > > the toxicology , " Mr. Strimlan said.

> > >

> > > The determination is sure to spark debate among parents, many

of

> > > whom support chelation as a safe and effective therapy for

> autism.

> > > Others condemn the treatment as voodoo medicine.

> > >

> > > The autopsy report indicates the manner of death was

accidental.

> > The

> > > other categories are natural, suicide and homicide.

> > >

> > > Mr. Young said he said he soon will meet with County

> > District

> > > Attorney Randa and Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Ray

> > Melder,

> > of

> > > the barracks, to discuss whether a coroner's inquest

> should

> > be

> > > scheduled. He said the determination that the death was

> accidental

> > > could change, depending on what additional information is

gleaned

> > > from an inquest, if one is held.

> > >

> > > The Nigerian boy was brought to the United States from England

> last

> > > spring by his mother, Marwa, specifically for chelation

therapy.

> > > Chelation is most often used in treatment of lead poisoning.

> > >

> > > During an Aug. 23 procedure in the Portersville, County,

> > > office of Dr. Roy Eugene Kerry, Tariq went into cardiac arrest.

> > >

> > > He had been receiving an intravenous injection of EDTA, a

> synthetic

> > > amino acid that is approved by the Food and Drug

Administration

> to

> > > treat heavy metal poisoning. EDTA latches onto heavy metals in

> the

> > > bloodstream so they can be excreted in the urine.

> > >

> > > Within autism advocacy circles, chelation talk has been

> escalating

> > > as proponents report improvements in autistic children who have

> > > undergone the treatment. Though conventional medicine considers

> > > autism a neurological disorder, others believe it is a

treatable

> > > condition linked to intolerable levels of metals in the

> > bloodstream.

> > > *

> > > **

> > >

> > > The material in this post is distributed without profit to

those

> > who have

> > > expressed a prior interest in receiving the included

information

> > for

> > > research and educational purposes. For more information go to:

> > > http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html

> > > http://oregon.uoregon.edu/~csundt/documents.htm

> > > If you wish to use copyrighted material from this email for

> > purposes

> > > that go beyond 'fair use', you must obtain permission from the

> > copyright

> > > owner.

> > >

> >

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