Martin Nowak
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As I’ve previously posted, MAJORITY of venomous bites occur to non-reptile people doing stupid stuff. Here is another example. So, while the guy had good intentions to save the snake from the roadway – his approach was unskilled and without knowledge. Notice he was also trying to rehab a bat with a broken wing in his house.
According to the story, the victim began having respiratory symptoms and reportedly suffered cardiac arrest. We do not know if he went home, called the paramedics, how long he was in the first hospital, how long each segment of transportation, or any other aspect to his pre-antivenom actions and care.
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But there is more to the story. He was first transported to the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington CT. This hospital is a 109-bed (licensed for 122 beds) general acute care hospital and classed as a Level 3 Trauma Center. Hospitals in the U.S. must operate emergency rooms (ERs) 24 x 7 x 365 and those ERs are categorized as Trauma Centers in five Levels. This hospital is a Level 3.
https://hartfordhealthcare.org/locations-partners/charlotte-hungerford-hospital#:~:text=Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 122-bed, general acute care,Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut.
The news story indicates – “when he made it to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, it was the shortage of antivenom that led to him being moved to Hartford Hospital.”
Hartford Hospital is an 867 bed Level 1 Trauma Center.
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A family member stated: “A lot of hospitals, I guess it’s not common to carry large amounts of antivenom. So that was part of the problem when he went to the first hospital,” Hilmeyer said. “The second hospital was having more flown in.” A family member indicated the patient would be in the hospital for a while.
Without direct evidence or facts, my experience would be …. Well, I think I’ll not conjecture on missing parts to the story. To credit of the reporters … “venomous” was used to describe copperheads and timber rattlesnakes in Connecticut.
The family has set up a Go Fund Me page seeking $100,000 for medical bills.
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“Ricciardella’s family said he’s been lucky and will spend at least one week recovering in the hospital.
“They’re waiting for the swelling to go down. Then he won’t be sedated so heavily anymore. That’s when he’ll be able to talk,” Hilmeyer said.”
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The research question for this presentation and Abstract (source below): ‘What were the circumstances around the snakebite envenomation?’ 'What was the victim doing?' Once again, reptile keepers must be vigilant about how data is reported, how much data is reported, how the data is analyzed...
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According to the story, the victim began having respiratory symptoms and reportedly suffered cardiac arrest. We do not know if he went home, called the paramedics, how long he was in the first hospital, how long each segment of transportation, or any other aspect to his pre-antivenom actions and care.
Man recovering after being bitten by rattlesnake, suffering cardiac arrest
When Joey Ricciadella saw a snake in the middle of the road on his way home, he wanted to stop and help it.
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But there is more to the story. He was first transported to the Charlotte Hungerford Hospital in Torrington CT. This hospital is a 109-bed (licensed for 122 beds) general acute care hospital and classed as a Level 3 Trauma Center. Hospitals in the U.S. must operate emergency rooms (ERs) 24 x 7 x 365 and those ERs are categorized as Trauma Centers in five Levels. This hospital is a Level 3.
https://hartfordhealthcare.org/locations-partners/charlotte-hungerford-hospital#:~:text=Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 122-bed, general acute care,Litchfield County and Northwest Connecticut.
The news story indicates – “when he made it to Charlotte Hungerford Hospital, it was the shortage of antivenom that led to him being moved to Hartford Hospital.”
Hartford Hospital is an 867 bed Level 1 Trauma Center.
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A family member stated: “A lot of hospitals, I guess it’s not common to carry large amounts of antivenom. So that was part of the problem when he went to the first hospital,” Hilmeyer said. “The second hospital was having more flown in.” A family member indicated the patient would be in the hospital for a while.
Without direct evidence or facts, my experience would be …. Well, I think I’ll not conjecture on missing parts to the story. To credit of the reporters … “venomous” was used to describe copperheads and timber rattlesnakes in Connecticut.
The family has set up a Go Fund Me page seeking $100,000 for medical bills.
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“Ricciardella’s family said he’s been lucky and will spend at least one week recovering in the hospital.
“They’re waiting for the swelling to go down. Then he won’t be sedated so heavily anymore. That’s when he’ll be able to talk,” Hilmeyer said.”
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