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Los Angeles: Can Outdoor Maintenance Workers Get Cancer from Roundup Exposure Over Time?
Accidentally Ingesting Roundup Can Lead to Death or Serious Personal Injuries from the Exposure to Roundup Chemicals in the Body
People who have accidental exposure to Roundup with an acute inhalation or accidental ingestion of Roundup chemicals can suffer a serious personal injury or even death from this type of exposure. If you have worked outside as a maintenance worker and your food resources are accidentally exposed to Roundup, you may be in this category of people injured from Roundup. The way that you can be injured is you may experience serious illnesses and symptoms, including:1
- Death
- Respiratory distress
- Cardiovascular shock
- Hyperkalemia
- Impaired renal function
- Hepatic toxicity
- Cardiac arrhythmia
- Acidosis
- Vomiting
- Nausea
- Oropharyngeal ulceration
- Poisoning
- High lactate
- Intravascular disseminated coagulation
- Multiple organ failure
When this has happened to you and you are suffering from many different diseases and illnesses from an accidental Roundup exposure, you will want relief fast. You can call us to talk to a knowledgeable Los Angeles Roundup lawyer at 866-INJURY2 or 866-465-8792, at the Walch law firm. We are here for you and will not stop until we get you the money you deserve for monetary recovery in this case. It is easy for you to pick up the phone right now, just call us and we will help you to initiate a lawsuit based on the merit of your personal injury claim.
How Can a Doctor Tell If There Is Roundup in the Body?
A healthcare professional will take a blood and urine sample to determine the extent of any Roundup poisoning in the body. The active ingredients in Roundup include glyphosate, which can be identified in blood and urine samples form someone exposed to Roundup chemicals. If you are poisoned by Roundup, you may suffer from many different ailments and illnesses all at once. In this case, you will need to be treated immediately to counter the adverse reactions to the Roundup chemicals that were the subject of your exposure. Some people who are accidentally exposed to Roundup and the glyphosate chemicals associated with Roundup are then unable to fully recover from their exposure and suffer debilitating diseases as a result of the exposure.
Calling The Best Los Angeles Roundup Lawyer Is Easy, When You Call Walch Law About Your Roundup Exposure Personal Liability Claim
We understand that you may be shy about calling us to talk about your personal injury claim as an outdoor maintenance person accidentally exposed to Roundup chemicals. But we are here to help you if you have questions regarding the worth, value or settlement procedures related to a Roundup cancer lawsuit. It is easy to pick up the phone now, and you can call our law office today to talk about your concerns. We are available to take your call at Walch law, and you can call us at 866-INJURY2 or 866-465-8792.
References
1Zouaoui, K., Dulaurent, S., Gaulier, J. M., Moesch, C., & Lachâtre, G. (2013). Determination of glyphosate and AMPA in blood and urine from humans: about 13 cases of acute intoxication. Forensic Science International, 226(1-3), e20–e25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forsciint.2012.12.010