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Electric shock treatment for venomous bites
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Anonymous post on June 24, 2003
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I recently read an article that said you could treat venomous bites with DC current. It said it stopped pain and neutralized the venom. This was a new one on me, but have since found out this idea has been around for several years. I've read some stuff for it and some stuff that says it doesn't work. I'd like to hear what you guys have to say about it.
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by CAISSACA on June 25, 2003
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Dangerous nonsense. There have been a number of animal studies of this. None showed any positive effect. On the other hand, there are a number of human case histories in which people have injured themselves seriously while trying to treat snakebites in this manner.
At the end of the day, snake venom toxins are proteins, just like much of the human body. If the current is strong enough to degrade the toxins, it will also be strong enough to degrade a fair few of the proteins that make up your body and perform important functions in your cells. Do you want that?
Cheers,
Wolfgang
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by TomT on June 25, 2003
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I certainly don't know as much about venom as WW, but I c an tell you from personal experience (unfortunately) that Antivenom is the best thing for snake bite treatment, hands down. Get to a hospital and get treatment.... learn about the RIGHT treatment, so you can be sure you're getting the proper care and bring a friend, if possible, to keep the doctors focused on the right path... I had a surgeon that wanted to cut me from the tip of my finger to my elbow due to "compartment syndrome." But the swelling went down to nearly normal within two days with A/V treatment.... so know the right treatment protocols and be an educated patient.... forget the home remedies.... the life you save may be your own.
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by Bothrops_pictus on July 3, 2003
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This method is totally useless (when it's not harmful). There was a doctor who even won the IgNobel prize as you can see in the part I pasted:
MEDICINE This prize is awarded in two parts. First, to Patient X, formerly of the US Marine Corps, valiant victim of a venomous bite from his pet rattlesnake, for his determined use of electroshock therapy -- at his own insistence, automobile sparkplug wires were attached to his lip, and the car engine revved to 3000 rpm for five minutes. Second, to Dr. Richard C. Dart of the Rocky Mountain Poison Center and Dr. Richard A. Gustafson of The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, for their well-grounded medical report: "Failure of Electric Shock Treatment for Rattlesnake Envenomation." [The report was published in "Annals of Emergency Medicine," vol. 20, no. 6, June 1991, pp. 659-661.]
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by Buzztail1 on July 3, 2003
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The only people that I know that support this treatment are people who cannot prove that any venom was actually injected. So, I guess the point is...Are you willing to bet your life that DC current works? Because that is exactly what you would be doing!
Karl H. Betz
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