Elkie, a former member of K-pop girl group CLC, was recently hospitalised due to carbon monoxide poisoning. The idol shared the ordeal on her personal social media platforms on May 2, leaving fans worried about her health.
Elkie was hospitalised due to exposure to carbon monoxide
The idol recently took to her social media accounts and shared the news of her getting hospitalised. The idol shared in her online post that she had started suffering from a severe headache, and claimed that her symptoms only worsened and that she had later on collapsed.
She shared in her post, “It was only after getting into the ambulance and being examined at the hospital that I realised I had carbon monoxide poisoning. The cause is suspected to be a gas leak. There was no smell, smoke, or sound at all. I only felt tired and drowsy and had a headache recently.”
Emergency services came to her home and took her to the hospital, where she was admitted. The idol was then informed that she had been suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning, which was a direct result of an undetected gas leak in the house.
Medical results and recovery
She also shared that according to medical records, she had 20 per cent carboxyhaemoglobin in her body, which was far off the safety levels. Elkie also shared that she had to urgently receive hyperbaric oxygen therapy to manage the levels.
The idol took to her social media to share the incident in the caption along with some photos from her stay at the hospital as well. She ended her message by sharing, “This time it's really amazing. I’m so blessed and grateful. Peace is not taken for granted. Please protect yourself. Remind the people around me too.”