[pct-l] Man dies from rattlesnake bite in East San Diego County

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Sounds like you have a problem with the media wording?

From: Ernie Castillo <erniec01 at hotmail.com>

To: kmurray at pol.net; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Sun, October 17, 2010 8:41:27 AM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Man dies from rattlesnake bite in East San Diego County


The snake bite cause the man's death. 
You can argue over the details, including what will be listed in the death 
certificate, but the man likely would be living today if he had not been bitten 
by the snake.
The same applies to automobile accidents. If a man were involved in a head-on 
collision and bled to death before paramedics could arrive, the newspaper 
headline would likely say:
Man dies from head-on automobile collision in East San Diego County
It wouldn't say
Man dies from internal bleeding caused by severed artery precipated by 
automobile collision.

Ernie Castillo
erniec01 at hotmail.com
248 884 5201




> Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 09:58:42 -0400
> From: kmurray at pol.net
> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
> Subject: [pct-l] Man dies from rattlesnake bite in East San Diego County
> 
> Just a quick medical note: This fellow was not killed by the bite. The speed 
>with which he progressed to stopping breathing is more consistant with a heart 
>attack. I'm sure there will be an autopsy, which will prove the case. 
>
> 
> Even with an intra-arterial injection of venom, the time frame is much longer 
>and gradual.
> 
> Of course, there is no doubt that the bite was the precipitator of the heart 
>attack, probably through massive release of adrenaline due to the stress.
> 
> All of the precautions and warnings still apply, nonetheless.
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