first day

[UFO]

To any SEALs, or anybody that has PASSED BUD/S, what did you feel like on your first day in 4th phase?

[This message has been edited by UFO (edited 08-15-2000).]

[LJC3]

Hey gernaat, did U graduate from BUD/S?

[UFO]

ON your first day rgernaat, not after or before or Infantry school or DELTA6 school or elementary, but ON the first day of BUD/S.

[UFO]

Watch my mouth? Me? I'm not the one who has a website saying I passed BUD/S and claiming that I did on this board(which you so quickly and conveniantly have edited that off your original post since FRED and Trident said you didn't).

[UFO]

I see you also changed your site at 1:29 this fine August 15th.

http://www4.ewebcity.com/rgernaat

Is that more helpful?

[Toronto_Firefighter]

I was on this guy's website and have a few questions for this individual about the snakebite section?

Why say that immediate treatment is so critical?
Fact:More people die from bee and wasp stings than snakebites.
Fact:Signs as symptoms of a snakebite may take several hours to occur and most victims who die survive at least a day or two. Anaphalactic shock is the big concern.
-Since reaction time is slow, the time should be used to transport the victim to a a medical facility.

For the most part you advice about treating a victim is pretty good with a few exceptions.

You encourage a snake bite kit. You didn't mention that such a kit should only be used if medical help is a long way away.

Taking a snake with you. You never transport a live snake in a non-specialized vehicle.

You encourage cutting the bite, using a cold pack, using anticeptic and suction. Though all of these methods have been concidered correct treatment at some time, but have been found to be dangerous in some way. Most casualties will recover, with some loss of tissue and scarring at the bite. Exceptions being a coral snake and diamondback rattler.

I don't think you mentioned this but the easiest and correct method for dealing with snakebite is washing it with soap and water and preventing infection. As any first aider knows, infection is what makes things unnecessarily bad.

As far as the shock treatment goes, I don't think I've heard anything more foolish. I would never allow such a silly technique to be used. 50 milliamps can kill a person. DC powersource ? You must be joking.

You are encouraging wrong techniques on your site. I don't mean to nitpick at you but you are encourageing many unqualified people to use complicated and wrong methods of treatment. Please be sure to add a warning to the end of your snakebite section.

[WS-G]

Maybe he was refering to the application of suction while biting a 10" trouser snake? Personally, I wouldn't mess with this rgrnaat fellow (or however he's re-spelling his name after each successive ban) — he scares the living dog-sh*t out of me.

Say, r, how about those Village People? Weren't you the guy in the Indian headdress?

"They want you! They want you! They want you as a new recruit!"


[This message has been edited by William M Salter (edited 08-16-2000).]