by mfezi » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:47 am
Sequence of events for mamba bite for me
a: cr@p pants
b: grab epi and diphenhydramine (and just grab it), treat wound while en route (tourniquet, pressure wrap or what ever is in vogue at that second... WW any new news??)
c: head for hospital within the speed limit
translation
a: cr@p pants, cause any mamba bite is scary
b: have gear ready in case of anaphylaxis.. but smart enough to realize difference between venom and immune system... administer first aid and only if this does not slow down progress to hospital
c: I cant guarantee that mambas give dry bites, therefore cannot guarantee that I dont need care. Speed limit, well that seems silly, but imagine having an accident with a mamba bite victim in the car. Or worse, dying in a car accident and it is a dry bite!!
and then, hope like hell there is someone competent at the hospital, and then reassess your relationship with your maker... god/buddha/darwin....
Thats what i would do.... i would not listen to anyone that told me anything along the lines of dry bites and potential of envenomation...
Sad story, and very sad out come.
Mambas kill people, people kill mambas....
Don
"No glove, no love"
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