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| Bethany Shipsey: Experts disagree over diet pill death | Bethany Shipsey: Experts disagree over diet pill death |
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| A woman who died after taking an overdose of diet pills may have survived if her hospital treatment had been better, an expert told an inquest. | A woman who died after taking an overdose of diet pills may have survived if her hospital treatment had been better, an expert told an inquest. |
| Another professor however, told the hearing Bethany Shipsey's symptoms meant she would not have lived. | Another professor however, told the hearing Bethany Shipsey's symptoms meant she would not have lived. |
| Ms Shipsey, 21, of Worcester, died after taking the pills containing the substance DNP in February 2017. | Ms Shipsey, 21, of Worcester, died after taking the pills containing the substance DNP in February 2017. |
| Dr Iain McIntryre said she "may" have lived had she got different treatment at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. | Dr Iain McIntryre said she "may" have lived had she got different treatment at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital. |
| Dr McIntryre, a drugs expert from USA, told Worcester Coroner's Court that "fuller, more efficient" treatment at the hospital could have kept Miss Shipsey alive. | Dr McIntryre, a drugs expert from USA, told Worcester Coroner's Court that "fuller, more efficient" treatment at the hospital could have kept Miss Shipsey alive. |
| He told coroner Geraint Williams "effective treatment is more likely than not, to end up with a favourable outcome". | He told coroner Geraint Williams "effective treatment is more likely than not, to end up with a favourable outcome". |
| He said Ms Shipsey had eight milligrams of DNP in her blood, which he said was "low" compared with some other patients who survived despite having "significantly" higher readings. | He said Ms Shipsey had eight milligrams of DNP in her blood, which he said was "low" compared with some other patients who survived despite having "significantly" higher readings. |
| But Prof Simon Thomas, from Newcastle University, said it was "more likely than not" that Ms Shipsey would have died, given the fast onset of her symptoms. | But Prof Simon Thomas, from Newcastle University, said it was "more likely than not" that Ms Shipsey would have died, given the fast onset of her symptoms. |
| He said it was "speculation" she may have lived and said the drug was highly unpredictable and people react to it in different ways. | He said it was "speculation" she may have lived and said the drug was highly unpredictable and people react to it in different ways. |
| But he added: "There was no real understanding that she was in a life-threatening situation. Decisions that were taken suggest they didn't understand about the extreme toxicity of DNP." | |
| Earlier in the five-day hearing, it was revealed the hospital was overcrowded when Ms Shipsey was brought in. | Earlier in the five-day hearing, it was revealed the hospital was overcrowded when Ms Shipsey was brought in. |
| The inquest is expected to last for a further two days. | The inquest is expected to last for a further two days. |