Legacy MattersTo kill himself, he swallowed pesticide, but his wife found him, called the emergency medical personnel who took him to an emergency room where 54 were sickened by his toxic vomit.
The man vomited while having his stomach pumped, and odorous toxic gas spread through the emergency room. Thirty-one hospital staff members, including doctors, and 23 outpatients and their families were sickened. About 20 of them were in treatment rooms, and others were in the waiting lounge.
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The woman listed in serious condition was about 10 meters away from the man at the time of the incident. She had gone to the hospital for treatment of kidney failure and pneumonia.
Among 44 people who suffered minor health problems were two 1-year-old babies and two 3-year-old children.