Woman Wakes up to Bat Trying to Crawl Into Her Mouth: 'I Was Screaming Repeatedly'
Krista Edelman’s bat encounter spread online as the FDA approved RefluxStop, a non-drug GERD implant made by Implantica.
- Virginia gastroenterologist Krista Edelman went viral after recounting a harrowing incident in her nearly 100-year-old home, where she woke to find a bat attempting to enter her mouth.
- After trapping the bat using a bucket, Edelman consulted Dr. Adam Landsee, the assistant medical director for the ER at St. Mary's Hospital, who warned that rabies risk is high because bat teeth are very small and bites often go undetected.
- Dr. Julia Murphy, the state public health veterinarian with the Virginia Department of Health, advises contacting local authorities immediately when a bat is found, as rabies testing can be completed in about 48 hours.
- Although the bat tested negative for rabies, Edelman said she felt compelled to share her story publicly, stating: "I was humbled about how I didn't really know what to do in that situation."
- In separate medical news, The FDA granted premarket approval to RefluxStop, a non-drug implant device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease, according to manufacturer Implantica.
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This morning I was sleeping and I dreamed that there was a little mouse trying to get into my mouth. I was in my sleep. I reached out to my hand, still thinking it was a dream. And then I touched something slimy, a little hairy and fresh. And I immediately realized it was a bat in some way. It's the story told on social media by Dr. Krista Edelman, a U.S. doctor who lives in Virginia. His awakening, so, turned into a nightmare. This bat was tryi…
GI Doc Awakes to Bat in Mouth; Stopped Farting? Uh-Oh; FDA Approves GERD Implant
(MedPage Today) -- Virginia gastroenterologist Krista Edelman, MD, went viral on social media after revealing she woke up to a bat trying to burrow its way into her mouth. (People) During colonoscopies, a second forward-view examination of the...
An American doctor took a scare when she woke up with a bat trying to get into her mouth. Faced with the situation and the risks involved, she made a video to alert other people about the danger of anger.What happenedKrista Edelman, a gastroenterologist living in Richmond, Virginia, was sleeping normally. It was about 6h, about 30 minutes before the alarm clock rang. She told her that she was in a kind of dream, imagining that a mouse was trying…
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