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by bj7150 on June 11, 2002
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I know exactly how you felt...I was bitten by a rattler back in June 2001. Not fun to say the least. However, I have a problem that maybe someone on here can help me with. Like I said I was bitten last June. I was taken to ER within 10 minutes. It was 5 hoours later before antivenin was given. The hospital did not tell us that they had none and instead of getting it from another local hospital they flew it in from Dallas which is 300 miles from me.
I was finally given 10 vials and in ICU for 5 days. Now I won't go into all the story as it is long and pretty bad but I need info on the length of time hospitals have to wait to give the antivenin (we were told they had to wait 2-3 hours to see if I was allergic) and I need as much info as possible on how antivenin works, if it works less if it is administered well after the initial bite...Please, anyone that can give me ANY info...I have medical problems still that are getting worse daily and I need this information. I don't know where else to go to get it. E-mail me with any help at bj7150@yahoo.com. Thank you, Brenda
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by bj7150 on June 11, 2002
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I know exactly how you felt...I was bitten by a rattler back in June 2001. Not fun to say the least. However, I have a problem that maybe someone on here can help me with. Like I said I was bitten last June. I was taken to ER within 10 minutes. It was 5 hoours later before antivenin was given. The hospital did not tell us that they had none and instead of getting it from another local hospital they flew it in from Dallas which is 300 miles from me.
I was finally given 10 vials and in ICU for 5 days. Now I won't go into all the story as it is long and pretty bad but I need info on the length of time hospitals have to wait to give the antivenin (we were told they had to wait 2-3 hours to see if I was allergic) and I need as much info as possible on how antivenin works, if it works less if it is administered well after the initial bite...Please, anyone that can give me ANY info...I have medical problems still that are getting worse daily and I need this information. I don't know where else to go to get it. E-mail me with any help at bj7150@yahoo.com. Thank you, Brenda
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by billslugg on August 4, 2002
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I know an RN that was present when a 2 year old boy
was under treatment in Albany, GA about a month ago
for a cottonmouth bite. He lived about 12 hours.
The fang marks were 5 cm apart. The primary bite
was wollered out so much that a female nurse said
her little finger would have fit in it. There was a
total of 5 bites. 32 units of antivenom was administered. The parents seemed unconcerned in the
waiting room, joking and laughing with friends.
Apparently they had been told of the rarity of death.
There is extreme reluctance by the medical community
to discuss the case so this is all I could get.
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by Echis on January 16, 2003
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congratulations on pulling trough.I gues there are better ways to remind us that we got one heck of a dangerous passion here and that it can get us everytime,everywhere.From all bites by captured snakes that Ive heard of,it was almost always an atrox,and because I dont want to gamble with my luck,thats the reason i dont keep one!
Well,good Luck for you in the furure!!
Jan
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by ol3toes on March 12, 2003
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wow thats some tissue damage there. I am glad you understood it was not the snakes fault. Many people will see this and blame the reptile as being nasty. I have handled so many Rattlesnakes I can't count them all. I have never been bitten. However, I have always been and shall be carefull when handling these creatures. I don't go along with tailing, your pic shows a perfect example of why not to do that. Croc hunter thought he could tail a rattler, he almost got bit too. I have seen to many snakes come back up on a person. Sorry that happened to your hand. Nothing worse then seeing a fellow herper suffer a bite from something he enjoys working with.
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by psilocybe on January 27, 2004
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Wow, sure glad you were able to pull through that one, considering the seriousness of the bite and the inefficient medical treatment you recieved (black widow antivenin????)...it's amazing you came across a 7 ft. atrox, around here (New Mexico) the biggest I've personally seen is around 4 ft...probably cause ignorant people killing them off before they get that big... :(
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by Gaperina on May 23, 2004
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This story reminds us that our health is mainly our responsibility and that there are all kinds of medical care - and lack thereof - out there.
ANYONE handling venomous snakes should know what they have, the specific antivenins to use, how much will be required and where the stuff is kept locally, as well as the ERs that are likely to deliver the best care, "just in case."...
As the guy who put a machete clear through my leg clearing brush, I can share the immortal words of Bill Engvall with Brett.... "Here's your sign!"
Learned the hard way
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