[pct-l] spider bites.

[giniajim]

I'll weigh in.  I had a friend die from a brown recluse bite because he didn't get it looked after until it was too late.  
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Georgi Heitman 
  To: danstheman at gmail.com ; pct-l at backcountry.net 
  Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 3:38 PM
  Subject: [pct-l] spider bites.


  If not attended to by good professional medics and strong antibiotics, a
  spider bite can be an extremely serious problem....  A hiker from 2006 might
  weigh in on his experience if he's on this list.  And if the antibiotics
  don't get started w/in a short amount of time following the bite...the
  person with the bite will be pretty darn sick, ie., high temp, diarrhea,
  dehydration, the list can go on and on, even after the meds are started.
  That person should NEVER be left to deal w/ this problem alone.

  GB...are you out there?
  FireFly from Old Station, Shasta Co. CA
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