For the first time, the New York City medical examiner has ruled a death caused by exposures to toxins released during the 9/11 attacks.
Medical Examiner Charles Hills has ruled that Felicia Dunn-Jones, a 42-year-old U.S. Education Department attorney who worked at the World Trade Center, died because of toxic dust in the air. Dr. Hirsch had previously declined to link Dunn-Jones' death to the toxins. But changed the ruling after appeals by her family and after two members of congress, Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) and Vito Fossella (R-NY), asked that her name be added to the official list of World Trade Center victims.
The families of many of those who have died from illnesses contracted subsequent to the attacks have been unsuccessfully claiming that their loved ones are among those who succumbed to the exposure. Unions representing police officers and firefighters who combed the grounds in rescue and recovery efforts have made similar claims.
In a letter to the Jones family attorney, Dr. Hirsch says "it is likely, with certainty beyond a reasonable doubt, that exposure to WTC dust was harmful ... and that exposure to World Trade Center Dust on 9/11/01 was contributory to her death."
Hirsch says Dunn-Jones' death, which was originally classified as natural, is now being ruled a homicide.
Maloney is calling on Hirsch to review the cases of others who died after being exposed to Ground Zero toxins.
Fossella says he hopes the federal government will now "monitor and treat all those who are sick or injured as a result of 9/11."
Dunn-Jones was trapped in the dust cloud caused by the collapse of the first World Trade Center tower. She died four months later of sarcoidosis, a rare and debilitating condition that attacks the lungs and other vital organs.
Dunn-Jones was trapped in the dust cloud caused by the collapse of the first World Trade Center tower. She died four months later of sarcoidosis, a rare and debilitating condition that attacks the lungs and other vital organs.
4 comments:
Violence generates violence, its like bussines , its the process of give and take. Give peace get peace, sperad hate get hate. Its time to stop war against the world by the name of terrorists. Besided USA history is well know since they have took the lands of native americans, so what do we expect from the USA government ??? simple answer its eye for eye teeth for teeth ,like usa fights there will be a fight back as well. This is the nature of life.
I agree that violence generates violence, however, innocent individuals, regardless of which side of the fence they stand, are the ones who continually suffer.
It is comments like “its eye for eye teeth for teeth ,like usa fights there will be a fight back as well” that adds fuel to hatred. Whether it be people dying from exposure to Ground Zero toxins or the Hiroshima atomic bombing, it is the innocent people who suffer most.
I find your post obscure in that you want to appear pro-peace yet you advocate that America gets what it deserves and that “this is the nature of life”. I suggest you take a step back, stop judging people by what country they are from and embrace individuals for the unique beings they are. We all deserve love, peace and freedom, not just those with the biggest army.
America illegally invaded Iraq and is the blame of millions of deaths of innocent Iraqis.
I think this case is ridiculous. The cause of sarcoidosis is unknown. Many think it is an infection, but again no known cause or agent has been identified. Someone should check their facts before claiming that the dust from 9-11 caused it. As a physician, it is silly to think that way. This is pure politics. While her death is tragic, it is impossible and pure speculation to believe that 9-11 dust caused it.
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