dustertogo
Well-Known Member
Just had to share this story........What are the odds of something like this happening?
A couple of weeks ago there was a story in the local paper about a fellow in south Mississippi that was burning some trash out in his back yard. Seems he spotted a rattlesnake that was a little too close for comfort, so he eased back to the house to get his "snake killer" (a sawed off 20 gauge). He proceeded back out into the yard to "dispatch" the snake, and as he neared the area, yellow jackets started coming out of the ground and began stinging him from head to toe. In all of the commotion of trying to fend off the yellow jackets, the shotgun discharged striking him in the left leg and nearly taking it off near the knee. Now reeling from the yellow jacket stings and shotgun blast to the leg, he falls to the ground where (you guessed it) he gets bitten by the rattlesnake. In the confusion that followed, he managed to call EMS from his cell phone prior to his losing consciousness. By the time EMS arrived on the scene, he was lying unconscious on the ground with the yellow jackets still swarming around him, the shotgun on the ground, and no rattlesnake to be found. The first EMT to arrive could not initiate treatment to the man because she was extremely allergic to yellow jackets that she spotted still swarming the area, so she had to wait for other EMTs to arrive before beginning treatment. After initializing treatment for the obvious gunshot wound and blood loss it was discovered that he was also in anaphylactic shock from the yellow jacket stings. Only as treatment continued did the EMTs discover that the man had also suffered a snake bite. On the way to and at the hospital, the man's heart stopped a total of four times but he was revived each time. Following much treatment, several surgeries, and lots of physical rehab, the gentleman survived this crazy ordeal. Again, what are the odds?
A couple of weeks ago there was a story in the local paper about a fellow in south Mississippi that was burning some trash out in his back yard. Seems he spotted a rattlesnake that was a little too close for comfort, so he eased back to the house to get his "snake killer" (a sawed off 20 gauge). He proceeded back out into the yard to "dispatch" the snake, and as he neared the area, yellow jackets started coming out of the ground and began stinging him from head to toe. In all of the commotion of trying to fend off the yellow jackets, the shotgun discharged striking him in the left leg and nearly taking it off near the knee. Now reeling from the yellow jacket stings and shotgun blast to the leg, he falls to the ground where (you guessed it) he gets bitten by the rattlesnake. In the confusion that followed, he managed to call EMS from his cell phone prior to his losing consciousness. By the time EMS arrived on the scene, he was lying unconscious on the ground with the yellow jackets still swarming around him, the shotgun on the ground, and no rattlesnake to be found. The first EMT to arrive could not initiate treatment to the man because she was extremely allergic to yellow jackets that she spotted still swarming the area, so she had to wait for other EMTs to arrive before beginning treatment. After initializing treatment for the obvious gunshot wound and blood loss it was discovered that he was also in anaphylactic shock from the yellow jacket stings. Only as treatment continued did the EMTs discover that the man had also suffered a snake bite. On the way to and at the hospital, the man's heart stopped a total of four times but he was revived each time. Following much treatment, several surgeries, and lots of physical rehab, the gentleman survived this crazy ordeal. Again, what are the odds?
