Rattlesnake bite aftermath pics

[ubercaffeinated]

DAMN! i want to do surgery like that! freaking amazing. poor guy, but amazing results.

 

[Rubycon]

Frank is that you?

:shocked:

 

[MrPickins]

Originally posted by: BrunoPuntzJones

Originally posted by: MrPickins

Originally posted by: Kalvin00

Originally posted by: MrPickins
Rattle snakes are scary! :Q
I had an encounter with one a few years ago:

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1101481&enterthread=y&arctab=y

I still have my shoe that got struck, and the venom spots are still there, and even easier to see now.

I can't believe there are people in your thread that said let it go. Christ, it's a danger and threat to everyone! Kill the damn things every chance you get!

Tree huggers don't bother me. I know they'd just get bitten by the snake during/after relocating it, and remove themselves from the genepool.

Those pictures show tissue damage after 4+hrs? I wonder how much better it would have been had he been able to get immediate treatment.

While true, it may also be argued that had he recieved immediate treatment at the first hospital he could have lost his arm entirely. When a doc says he's not comfortable working on someone, I'd take their word for it and wait it out and see someone more qualified.

I was referring to the 4 hrs it took to get to the trailhead. I completely agree that you should have proper facilities/staff. It's amazing that they did manage to save the arm.

 

[AntisociaL]

Who was the guy here on the forums that broke his leg and had to leave his wound open for a long time and he was updating it with new pics as it healed?

 

[OrByte]

holy mother!1!

those doctors are amazing.

 

[tfinch2]

Somebody get these rattlesnakes off my motherfvcking ARM!

 

[Rip the Jacker]

THOSE DAMN SNAKES..

ON A PLANE

 

[Descartes]

13 surgeries, $700,000 worth of helicopter flights, surgeries, and hospital stays (paid by my insurance of course)

Damn.

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
Who was the guy here on the forums that broke his leg and had to leave his wound open for a long time and he was updating it with new pics as it healed?

This guy.

 

[Baked]

Damn, how long did that guy take to get to the hospital for anti-venom?

 

[Eli]

Whoa.

 

[merlocka]

i just threw up a little bit in my mouth.

 

[AntisociaL]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
Who was the guy here on the forums that broke his leg and had to leave his wound open for a long time and he was updating it with new pics as it healed?

This guy.

That's what this thread reminded me of. I wonder what would hurt worse, the snake bite or a broke hip and femur? I would rather take the snake bite if I was close to a readily equipped hospital.

 

[Passions]

Kill all snakes!!!!!!!!!!!! Yuck!!!

worthless.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: Kalvin00
Seen it....and it was a western diamondback, more dangerous than, say, what we have here in the pacific northwest (northern pacific rattlesnake)

Not for the weak stomached, BTW.

Yep and my area is crawling with those suckers.:frown:

 

[Mrvile]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
Who was the guy here on the forums that broke his leg and had to leave his wound open for a long time and he was updating it with new pics as it healed?

This guy.

Remind me never to break any bones k?

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Originally posted by: KK
I had no idea that their bite was this destructive.

That doesn't seem like the "norm", I'd wager he was unlucky; some rattlers are more potent than others, and defensive strikes aren't usually with full venom - this case might have been different, and different people (or their bodies rather) react differently to such things. We also don't know much about any 1st aid.

 

[T9D]

That's insane. I would have never imagined it could have turned out that bad! Makes me take those rattlesnakes way way more serious now.

The thing is I think it's probably that bad because it was on a very small arm of a 13 year old. And I'm also betting he didn't suck out any of the venom at all so it just sat in there and spead through his entire arm wreaking havoc.

 

[ballmode]

I wanna move to Arizona, but afraid of those

 

[BigToque]

What exactly happened that required the whole arm to be opened up like that?

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: BigToque
What exactly happened that required the whole arm to be opened up like that?

maybe something with the veins required it. It sounds like it was atleast probably 5 hours from time of bite to any real treatment.

 

[imported_Mike]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles

Originally posted by: KK
I had no idea that their bite was this destructive.

That doesn't seem like the "norm", I'd wager he was unlucky; some rattlers are more potent than others, and defensive strikes aren't usually with full venom - this case might have been different, and different people (or their bodies rather) react differently to such things. We also don't know much about any 1st aid.

Well, I think the thing here was the fact that it was 5+ hours before this kid got to any hospital. Then he had to be transfered to another hospital. I think time was the biggest factor, but I am sure all of those you mentioned play a roll as well.

 

[I Saw OJ]

Holy lord!

They shoulda sucked the venom out right there on the spot!

 

[Kyanzes]

Originally posted by: BigToque
What exactly happened that required the whole arm to be opened up like that?

Here's a quote from the site:

There I underwent a fasciotomy, which involved the doctors cutting open my arm from the palm up to about the middle of my biceps. This was to relieve the extreme pressure that had built up in my arm from the rattlesnake venom, making my arm as hard as a rock until the fasciotomy.

 

[KLin]

Originally posted by: BigToque
What exactly happened that required the whole arm to be opened up like that?

Read his story. He said that the pressure in his arm built up so much that it was hard as a rock. They had to perform a fasciotomy along the length of his arm to relieve the pressure.