Hi all,



Just in defence of the Doctors...(not saying you are having a shot at them by any means) they can only learn so much..and lets be honest many will probably go their whole career in Medicine and see only a few serious envenomations..but would probably see many more broken limbs, heart Attacks, strokes etc....so because are'nt the norm they are probably only taught the basics. However, certainly some specialise in or have at least a good deal of knowledge in regard to envenomations (Prof Julian White comes to mind here in Australia).



From a "victims" point of view coming into an Emergency Ward with a bite from a non local snake species or even a local species is a certainly a learning curve for both the staff of the hospital and the patient. The last bite i had (about 4 years ago now) I had a heap of Doctors and Nurses come in and ask questions, the genuine interest and care displayed was definantly heart warming.



Regards,



Scott Eipper.

[ Hide Replies ]

• Has this happened to you - DanW, Tue Aug 31 16:59:38 2004
• RE: Has this happened to you - azatrox, Tue Aug 31 17:49:03 2004
• RE: Has this happened to you - Greg Longhurst, Tue Aug 31 19:11:30 2004
• RE: Has this happened to you - Cobra7, Wed Sep 1 03:02:55 2004
• Envenomations.... - Scott Eipper, Wed Sep 1 04:25:19 2004