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26-03-2008, 03:18 PM
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Looking into getting a Gabby but got a question
Im looking at getting a gabby eventually but what I what I want to know is it possible to buy antivenom to take to the hospital with you as I dont think they will have it in stock.
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26-03-2008, 03:22 PM
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i think you can, but its real expensive...also goes out of date really quickly...
Best just go to the hospital, the Guys Poison unit, will do the rest
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26-03-2008, 03:50 PM
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dont think so, but gabby av is kept at the school of tropical medicine in liverpool SAIMR polyvalent i think it is
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26-03-2008, 03:58 PM
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I don't know if you could buy direct from the manufacturers/distributors. I don't think they would sell direct to the public. It's a fallacy that you have to have your own antivenin to keep hots. It has a limited shelf life, is very expensive and you wouldn't know how much you required in the event of a bite. You'd be best off taking your appropriate first aid measures, informing the hospital and getting someone to take you there. There are stockists of antivenin in the UK, two hospitals, one in London and one in Liverpool. I think the major zoos have stocks for their hots too. Rest assured, they would get antivenin to you ASAP if you got tagged
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26-03-2008, 04:14 PM
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I know its not required but I thought it might be a responsible thing to have handy rather than have to wait for it being picked up and they might not even know what to give you if you react badly to the bite quickly. But if you have it ready it can be administered a lot sooner.
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26-03-2008, 04:19 PM
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The thing is, you shouldn't put yourself in a position that might require antivenom. i know accidents happen but with the correct equipment and handling, a bite is not too likely. having antivenin on site would be costly and may subconsciously lead to improper handling.
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26-03-2008, 04:31 PM
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tbh a hospital is very unlikely to know what to do if you get rushed in after being bitten by a gaboon, thats why you need envenomation protocols and phone numbers of people to call that know what they are doing ie the people from Liverpool school of tropical medicine.
People have still died from gaboon venom even after antivenom and hours have passed, its not a nice snake to get tagged by.
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26-03-2008, 04:35 PM
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far better to get an elapid.................that way, if you get tagged, and if you survive, at least some doc won't have either cut a limb/digit off or sliced your arm/leg all the way open and you won't have lots of hospital appointments for debriding necrotic tissue and resulting skin grafts. Vipers are bad ju-ju
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26-03-2008, 04:37 PM
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Planning on it biting you already?
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26-03-2008, 04:59 PM
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