| patronmacabre said: I am aware that rattlesnake venom is actually surprisingly toxic, more so than most people realize. That said, from what I have heard, most rattlesnakes have an unusually weak bite that doesn't often envenomate, and when it does, the venom yield tends to be on the lower side. So it is possible that this was an unusually strong bite with a high venom yield. And regarding your assessment with health care costs, that is also undeniably true. There are many, many facets as to why the American healthcare system is terrible. That said, hopefully Obamacare, which is showing to be very effective in reducing the rates of the uninsured, can help with the problem you mentioned. But even then, there's also the problem with extremely high co-pays and deductibles, which make even cheap, small operations unfeasable to the poor if they still have to pay 1,000 dollars or more for a simple surgery. |
Maybe I'm reading the bill wrongly, but it seems the patient was only treated for 6 days, so I actually suspect this was more of a light case.
