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RE: The lesson we can learn from Bret
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by Franksback on March 11, 2003
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I can say with confidence that the way in which Bret was diagnosed and treated in todays world was negligence. It is hard for me to believe in the United States with all the access to poison control, internet information, and ways to obtain medical information that the first 2 hospitals were not negligent. I work in the medical field and know first hand that it only takes a quick phone call and the needed information is available. I have seen incompetant doctors do incopetant things, they don't call it "practicing" medicine for nothing!
However, if you know you are going out looking for venomous snakes, you should become firmiliar with the local hospitals. A quick call to the ER can give you the info about that particular ERs snakebite protocols or lack of, which might save your life by giving you the choice on which hospital you should be taken to if you get tagged.
Frank!
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RE: Bitten By the Big One II
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by tarnataur on May 3, 2003
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No maybe doctors dont remember everything they learned in medical school but they do have a resposibility to refer to the proper refrence. And im sure there is one out there. Benadryl is only effective if it reaches the H1 cell receptors on bronchial or vescular smooth muscles in large quantities BEFORE the arrival of hystamine. there fore you could take it after a snake bite and it might not make one damn bit of difference. only if it was in your system before the snake bite. and even then it would only possibly help with the swelling, and not the neurotoxins. A better bet (as far as drugs go)for some of the swelling of the appendage would be an anti-nflammitory.
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