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What can I say then the trainers are clowns.Originally Posted by VladTepes
As them to back up their claims with evidence and clinical research.
WA St John no longer teach this, have not for years and the original documentation was disputed from day one. Long term investigation has disproven this myth.
A friend of mine was one of the few that suffered an adverse reaction and was one of the first in WA to be treated and was originally classified this way. What they did find out was it actually has nothing to do with the spider bite, but the adverse reaction that the bacteria have with the persons antibodies and immune system.
I can not recall the exact figures but I did have most of the documented research and the cahnces of someone suffering a reaction like this was around 0.0001%, miniscule.
I have also spent time on the phone with researchers at the WAMuseum.
It is a bit like the myth that the Brown Recluse is in Australaia. Fabricated by people with nothing to do than create fear. The Brown Recluse is one spider thats bite does cause Necrosis, but even that is not common and rather an exception.
I had someone show me a brown recluse after viewing the pics, It was in fact a Huntsman.
Most of the so called white tail or white tip spider bite photos that have been circulated are in fact US pics of a Brown Recluse bite, backed up by looking at the pics closely and observing power supplies, faucets, equipment, medical layouts and even publications that show they are US pics. Nearly all of the pics I have been sent of a so caled white tail spider bite come from one batch of pictures and one bite. They are found really easy using google. These pics and emails usually pop up every year or so and have been doing the rounds for well over a decade.
Bear in mind any animal bite with bacteria can cause necrosis.
You have much more chance of getting this type of infection from a lizard bite.
I guess that was some allergic reaction!!
. I have been bitten on the hand by one while relocating it outside - they seem to have a bad temper.... Huntsman don't generally bite unless you really **** them off, but if they do get you, you know all about it...
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