Oregon Doctor Gets Medical License Revoked After Saying Mask-Wearing Can Lead To Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The Oregon Medical Board revoked the license of a doctor by the name of Steven Arthur LaTulippe after he falsely told his patients that mask-wearing will cause carbon monoxide poisoning. He explained to the board he would continue to refuse to follow CDC guidelines.
Since September 2, Steven Arthur LaTulippe is no longer permitted to practice, according to records from the Oregon Medical Board. LaTulippe also earned a $10,000 fine.
An investigation took place by the Oregon Medical Board where they found that LaTulippe engaged in “8 instances of unprofessional or dishonorable conduct, 22 instances of negligence in the practice of medicine, and 5 instances of gross negligence in the practice of medicine.”
LaTulippe’s family practice, South View Medical Arts, did not follow any CDC guidelines according to reports. Most companies will ask questions such as “have you been in contact with someone who has contracted covid-19” but his company did not do any of the common screening questions.
He “had trained his receptionist ‘to look at [the patient] and just take a look at them and see if they look sick,’ and, if the patient was ‘smiling and happy,’ the receptionist was instructed to ask how the patient was feeling,” medical records say. “If the patient indicated that they ‘felt fine’ and they were ‘not ill,’ the receptionist would direct the patient to sit in the waiting area” before heading to an examination room.
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Additionally, LaTulippe notified elderly and pediatric patients that mask-wearing was “very dangerous” for them because they can heighten chances of asthma or “cause or contribute to multiple serious health conditions” like strokes, collapsed lungs, and pneumonia.
LaTulippe reckons he’s been “a strong asset to the public in educating them on the real facts about this pandemic,” according to the investigation.