Snake bite cost co-worker of mine $22k

[PICK3]

A member of one of the field crews I oversee was bitten by a cotton mouth and the hospital bill was $22k.

The anti-venom was $19k.

 

[Phenom78]

Wow

How is he doing? Did he have insurance?

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

A member of one of the field crews I oversee was bitten by a cotton mouth and the hospital bill was $22k.

The anti-venom was $19k.

That's insane. Is that amount comparable to the antivenom price for other snakes?

 

[PICK3]

That's insane. Is that amount comparable to the antivenom price for other snakes?

I don't know ... cottonmouths are very common in the Southeast. I really don't understand why it's so expensive.

Phenom, actually it happened a few months ago, the bills finally settled ... he's fine and is insured.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

The cottonmouth lies patiently, awaiting its prey in the weeds.

 

[Huckster]

Epitomizes all that is wrong with our current health care system.No way in hell a few drops of venom mixed in with its counterpart constituents costs even a hundred dollars for them to make.Very sad.

 

[PICK3]

The cottonmouth lies patiently, awaiting its prey in the weeds.

It's a very rare occurance. I've spoken with safety managers who had 30 crews working in the swamps in Louisiana for decades without a snake bite.

When I worked in the field I literally stepped on snakes (unintentionally) and never got bitten.

 

[Raptorex]

you should of sucked it out.

 

[Phenom78]

I was curious so I just did some reading. Apparently much of the cost is due to the fact that it must be administered in a hospital by IV. at a cost of $500-$1k per ampule, and a minimum of around 20 ampules.

 

[H_T_]

the BP med i take is from snake vemon. and Water Mocasins will fuck your day all up. nice bit of hemotoxin. had a buddy get bit by one. rushed to the hospital. given anti-venom. finds out he is allergic to anti-venom. drinks some OJ and says "i'm gonna take a nap, i might see you later".

 

[GoldenDelicious]

um. knowing how antivenom is made, that price seems a tad...inflated.

 

[H_T_]

um. knowing how antivenom is made, that price seems a tad...inflated.

maybe it was freshly squeezed?

 

[chewyxrage]

I was curious so I just did some reading. Apparently much of the cost is due to the fact that it must be administered in a hospital by IV. at a cost of $500-$1k per ampule, and a minimum of around 20 ampules.

That's insane. Why would using an IV cost so much?

Shit when I go give plasma, they pay me

 

[PICK3]

That's insane. Why would using an IV cost so much?

Shit when I go give plasma, they pay me

then you buy cheap wine with the money?

 

[chewyxrage]

then you buy cheap wine with the money?

ya, the kind that comes in a box, preferably.

and a pack of black 'n milds

 

[anabolic12]

you should of sucked it out.

If that is him in his avatar, I'm sure he was sucking on something of his buddys

 

[PICK3]

I called Lance Bass to do it.

 

[Phenom78]

That's insane. Why would using an IV cost so much?

Shit when I go give plasma, they pay me

LOL

Hospitals charge $50 for two aspirin. Someone read their fathers bill once and if I recall correctly they charged $500 to medicare just to wheel him out to the front entrance when he was discharged.