[at-l] Rattlers and grease pots

[orangebug74@yahoo.com (Orange Bug)]

You get out as rapidly as possible. You try to put the bite elevated
slightly near heart level, and preferably splinted and at rest. You
alert anyone you pass of the emergency and enlist their assistance.
Symptoms may not show up for as much as 2-3 days. Only 50% of bites
involve envenomation. Those are not good odds.

Bill...

--- Peggy L Kinnetz <pkinnetz@juno.com> wrote:
> ... My dilemma--when I get
> that Big Bite, do I hike out immediately (In my worst case scenario,
> I'm
> always alone), knowing that it probably will be at least 12 hours
> before
> someone can get to me, and maybe if I'm lucky, with antivenom
> (probably
> not though, they'll just carry me out).  All the first aid books say
> get
> immediate attention, and get rest. (Duh). Or wait it out for the
> first
> twelve hours?  I've heard that if you survive the first twelve hours,
> you're likely to make it. what would you all do? 
> 


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