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A spokesman for the Queensland Justice Department confirmed that Jason´s death was caused by fluoride poisoning. He said the death certificate was authentic. It records the cause of death as fluoride poisoning.
“Mrs. Burton (Jason´s mother) recalled the day her nightmare began: ´I was getting some carpet laid while Jason was having his afternoon sleep. After about five minutes - definitely not more than seven - I got the feeling something was the matter. Jason was sitting on the floor with a bottle of fluoride tablets. I rang the doctor and said Jason had taken some of the tablets, not many … about half a dozen.´
Mrs. Burton said the doctor told her to take Jason down to him and had then given the child a stomach pump. ´I asked the doctor if he had found any fluoride tablets and he replied that he had found four.´ …”
DENIAL:
22nd November, 1985
Dear Professor Schubel,
The document you sent me for verification is false. I have spoken with the Department of Justice in Queensland, and they stated that they never made such a statement.
The Poisons Advisory Department in the Royal Children´s Hospital in Sydney, keeps a record of all people poisoned in Australia.
The Director told me when I read her the statement, that no child (or adult), had died of fluoride poisoning in Australia.
Furthermore, she said that a number of children had swallowed up to 200 fluoride tablets, and it had not affected their health at all.
I also contacted the Cancer Council of New South Wales. This Council keeps a record of all deaths from cancer in New South Wales, both from a statistical basis, and a geographical basis. The director said that despite the fact that 85% of the population of New South Wales was drinking fluoridated water, there was no increase in the incidence of cancer. Some towns have had fluoridation of the water supply for 30 years (Yass).
I am enclosing some literature which you will find interesting. It will enable you to refute the false hysterical claims of the anti fluoridationists.
Yours faithfully
(signed)
S. DOBBIN, B.D.S., F.I.C.D.
HOWEVER:
(Form E)
STATE OF QUEENSLAND
“The Registration of Births, deaths and Marriages Acts, 1962 to 1967″
(Section 31)
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION
(Medical Certificate of the Cause of Death)
To the Registrar for the District of BRISBANE
I HEREBY CERTIFY that on 16th May, 1973, by order of W. R. PULLAR Esq., Coroner, I made a Post Mortem Examination of the body of a male aged 2 years, named JASON BURTON who is stated to have died at Mater Childrens Hospital and, in my opinion, the date of death was 15th May, 1973, and the cause of death was
Disease or condition directly leading to death :… Fluoride poisoning
Dated… 16.5. 1973 ………………………………………..N. G. Johnston (Government Medical Officer)
CORONERS ACT 1958-1972
Section 18
POST-MORTEM EXAMINATION REPORT
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Name:_______BURTON, Jason________
Address:_____16 Hardwick Street______
___________Wynnum West__________
P.M. Authorised by W. R. Pullar, Coroner
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No. _____23538_____________________
D.O.B.: 20.2.71___Age: 2____Sex: M____
Time and Date of Death: 4.50 P.M. 15.5.73
Time and Date of P.M.: 10.00 A.M.16.5.73
Place of P.M.: Institute of Forensic Pathology
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Police Officers attending P.M.___________ Constable Kennedy, Woolloongabba__________.
1. EXAMINATION STATURE_86 cm__WEIGHT_13.6 kg_BUILD__Medium__NUTRITION__Good
__________________RIGOR MORTIS___Present_____HYPOSTASIS___Present______
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The scalp, skull and membranes appear normal. The brain shows extensive autolysis, consistent with death having occurred some time previously. There is no other significant abnormality of the brain
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Weight of Organs
(Grams)
1175 g
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The larynx, pharynx and trachea appear normal. The pleural cavities are clear. Both lungs show moderate congestion and oedema.
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L. 130 g
R. 138 g
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The pericardial cavity is clear. The heart and the great vessels appear anatomically normal
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74 g
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The liver is congested but otherwise normal. The gall bladder and biliary tracts are normal
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826 g
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Spleen:
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40 g
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Both kidneys appear normal. The adrenals and thymus gland appear normal for age.
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L. 41 g
R. 49 g
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COMMENT:
No pathological change which could have caused death could be found in any organ at the post mortem examination. However, the autolysis of the brain tissues was so marked that any evidence of a disease such as encephalitis would be impossible to find.
In my opinion, therefore, the most probable cause of death was fluoride ingestion because of:-
1. The history of fluoride overdose.
2. The supporting evidence of a positive blood fluoride level.
3. The absence of any other disease process.
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2. OPINION AND COMMENT as to Cause of Death ___Fluoride Poisoning__________
To____________________________________Signature________(Signed)____________
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MATER MISERICORDIAE PUBLIC HOSPITALS — SOUTH BRISBANE
DISCHARGE SUMMARY
21st June 1973
NAME……..BURTON…….Jason..Paul…………………………..AGE…..2……..
ADDRESS………16 Hardwick S t.,……………………………………………………
………………………Wynnum West……………………………………………………….
ADMITTED……10.5.73…………………………………….Died…15.5.73……….
REFERRING DOCTOR………..Hansen…………………………………………….
FINAL DIAGNOSIS…………….Flouride Ingestion……………………………..
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SUMMARY OF HISTORY, CLINICAL FINDINGS, INVESTIGATIONS, TREATMENT AND PROGRESS
This child was admitted to hospital via casualty in a moribund condition.
The child was said to have swallowed an unknown quantity of flouride tablets (2 mg). but more than likely he would not have swallowed more than 50 tablets. This was said to have happened approximately 6 hours prior to admission. The child did have access to several other drugs. These drugs included Polarmine, Elexamine, Robinul and Dormel. However, it was unlikely that he may have swallowed any of these other tablets.
On EXAMINATION: Blood pressure 50 systolic and there was only fair peripheral perfusion. The pupils were dilated, unequal and irregular.There was generalized muscular hypotonia. There were no focal neurological signs. The pulse was 100 per minute, regular R.T.A.and there was normal sinus rythym on E.C.G. Immediate treatment was instuited with the administration of I.V. SPPS. This bought his blood pressure back to 100/systolic. As the child had had an respiratory arrest five minutes after arrival in the casualty dept, he was taken to theatre and a naso-tracheal tube was inserted. The patient was then placed on the Bird´s respirator with intermittent positive pressure respiration. Very intensive observations were instuited. Because his presentation was consistent to a flouride intoxication he was treated accordingly. He was given doses of 10% calcium gluconate I.V. Blood was taken for analysis of the most common poisons, and a sample of blood was also sent to a state government analysist for estimation of serum flouride.Over the next few days this patient made no improvement whatsoever. E.E.G. was performed on 14.5.73. The trace was completely flat. It was thought the prognosis was absolutely hopeless. The respirator was turned off 15.5.73 and life was pronounced extinct.
The level of serum flouride, although it was elevated was not regarded as being in the toxic range. However, the sample of blood had been taken approximately 10 hours after ingestion.
S. Fluoride level <100 µg/100 ml (Toxicity levels 200-300 µg)
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