What Did Beth Matthews Consume That Led To Her Death?

It was revealed in an inquest nine months after Beth Matthews’ death that she had methemoglobinemia caused by poisoning. After consuming a poisonous substance, which she called protein powder, she had to be hospitalized, according to ITV. While receiving Dialectical Behavioral Therapy at Priority Hospital Cheadle Royal, Herald Green, she was in a secure facility. The incident occurred on March 21, 2022. The poisoning resulted in cardiac arrest, according to Dr. Susan Kirk, Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Wythenshawe Hospital.

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Paramedics were informed by Beth’s staff that she had consumed a parcel that was opened in front of them before they arrived at Stockport’s psychiatric hospital. Her consumption amount, however, remains unknown. Beth Matthews’ mother spoke at the inquest in support of her daughter, describing her as intelligent, caring, and of incredible character. People were still in love with Matthews despite her mental health issues preventing her from fulfilling her dreams.

What Is Methemoglobinemia?

Methemoglobinemia occurs when blood levels of methemoglobin are higher than normal. Hemoglobin that does not carry oxygen is known as methemoglobin. Methemoglobinemia prevents tissues from getting enough oxygen. It can cause headaches, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea, vomiting, rapid heartbeats, loss of muscle coordination, and blue-coloured skin. Injuries or exposure to certain drugs, chemicals, or foods can cause methemoglobinemia. Inherited conditions are also possible. People with a family history of the condition are also more likely to develop it, as well as those exposed to medicines, chemicals, and acquired foods.

Two forms of the existing, the first of which is passed down from parents and the second of which results from hemoglobin protein defects. Those with a family history of the disease can undergo genetic counselling to prevent it. A person with MetHb is also known as someone with hemoglobin M disease, erythrocyte reductase deficiency, generalized reductase deficiency, and erythrocyte reductase deficient. It is not recommended for those who may develop a G6PD deficiency to use Methylene Blue for treatment. Transfusions of red blood cells, ascorbic acid, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy are also among the treatments.

Beth Matthews A 26-Year-Old Mental Health Blogger Died After Taking Poisonous Substances Bought Online, An Inquest Explored

A mental health blogger who bought poisonous substances online died after taking one, an inquest heard. After telling hospital staff that it was protein powder, Beth Matthews, 26, collapsed. The Priory’s Cheadle Royal psychiatric hospital in Stockport held her under the Mental Health Act and transferred her to ‘specialist therapy’ there. Beth took the ‘poisonous’ substance after opening a package bought on the internet, which the Manchester Evening News does not name. Paramedics were called to Beth’s home around 1.15 pm on March 21 last year when she became ‘quickly unwell’. At 3.55 pm, she was pronounced dead at Wythenshawe Hospital after suffering a cardiac arrest.

During the inquest, it was shown that Beth, who lived in Menheniot near Liskeard in Cornwall, had suffered from mental health conditions from a young age. The coroner told a jury of six women and five men hearing the case at South Manchester Coroner’s Court that she had suffered severe injuries in a failed suicide attempt in April 2019. During the opening of the case, Assistant Coroner Andrew Bridgman told them her injuries caused ‘severe long-term pain and disability’. A hospital in Cornwall detained her under the Mental Health Act in 2021 due to ‘further deterioration of her mental health’. As Jane Matthews described Beth as a ‘bright and vivacious girl’ who would brighten anyone’s day, she said she would ‘light up the lives of everyone she met’.

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