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bigkahuna
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26yr old man dies after swimming near Crystal River
bigkahuna
Posts: 40 Deckhand
My brother was close friends with a young man named Cason Yeager. He was 26yr old and he and several friends went swimming near Shell Island the weekend of June 12. Monday he called my brother complaining of feeling very sick and was brought to the ER Monday. Tuesday night he was gone. Cason's mom was told that her son died from vibrio vulnificus or flesh eating bacteria.
One of the other young men that was swimming with him is currently at Shands on a ventilator. I don't know what to say except scallop season is soon approaching and there will be a ton of folks in the water. I hope this is just an isolated situation. Be safe.
http://leesburg.beyersfuneralhomeandcrematory.com/tribute/details/5956/Cason_Allan_Yeager/obituary.html#tribute-start
https://www.facebook.com/KarenYMercer?fref=nf
One of the other young men that was swimming with him is currently at Shands on a ventilator. I don't know what to say except scallop season is soon approaching and there will be a ton of folks in the water. I hope this is just an isolated situation. Be safe.
http://leesburg.beyersfuneralhomeandcrematory.com/tribute/details/5956/Cason_Allan_Yeager/obituary.html#tribute-start
https://www.facebook.com/KarenYMercer?fref=nf
You know....if you throw em back, they'll make more......:wink
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yes, I have heard both areas.
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IBEW LU 433
http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/health/2015/06/12/florida-flesh-eating-bacteria/71139260/
LEESBURG --
A Florida man is dead and despite a medical examiners report, relatives believe he died from a flesh-eating virus.
Cason Jager, 26, died Tuesday in Leesburg. The Lake County Medical Examiner says he died of natural causes, but friends and relatives think the flesh-eating virus known as Vibro vulnificus, somehow got into his system when he was on the Weeki Wachee River last week.
But people enjoying the river on Friday weren't concerned.
"Everything that I've heard up to this point has been due to warm water out in the Gulf," says Rob Oppedisano. "The river is moving, there's good flow. I feel pretty good so far."
The Florida Department of Health says nine cases of been reported and of them, three people have died. None of them are in Lake County.
Read more: http://forums.floridasportsman.com/showthread.php?194735-26yr-old-man-dies-after-swimming-near-Crystal-River#ixzz3ddGIyRV0
Something is fishy about this. Even 90 year olds have a cause of death other than natural causes. I'd like to find out how many 26 year olds have officially died of natural causes.
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr
:Agree
Natural causes too ?
But there is something fishy here. People don't die so quickly after exposure unless they have been exposed to Vibrio via the oral route. Maybe they had eaten contaminated shellfish, which is the most common cause of death from Vibrio. Exposure through the skin via an open wound typically causes an ulcer that takes a while to develop. People can die from skin exposure if the wound is not treated properly, but that usually takes weeks.
I believe the Bill Nast had a Vibrio infection this winter from a puncture wound.
wouldn't that be considered "the oral" route Doc ?
No. They are worried about Scallop season. Watch the Chronicle ignore or bullsheet their way thru it.
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IBEW LU 433
Exaaaaactly.....
What depth are they scalloping. Deeper then 3 feet and way from shore should be safe.
"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr
After that it's up to them to follow thru with the antibiotics and keeping the area clean.
I saw a young man on another boat go thru what sEA aKER did.. It ain't pretty.
Bleach is often used to wash down recreational boats and to disinfect processing surfaces on commercial boats. So it's often readily available for disinfecting wounds. However, it's not as good a choice as hydrogen peroxide.
Both chemicals are strong oxidants that kill just about all bacteria, fungus, and viruses. But they also kill human cells in the wound. Bleach reacts with substances in the tissue in complex chlorination reactions that produce many toxic and potentially carcinogenic compounds. Some of these compounds can also inhibit wound healing. Peroxide, on the other hand, breaks down to water and oxygen. So it is considered to be safer for wound care and is what doctors recommend. It also helps stop bleeding and doesn't sting as much when applied.
Peroxide comes pre-diluted to 3%, so you can use use it directly on a wound. The only downside is that it is unstable. It needs to be stored in a dark bottle at low temperature, so you can't just leave it on the boat. If it doesn't bubble when applied to the wound, it has gone off and shouldn't be used.
Household bleach needs to be diluted before using on a wound. They used to dilute it 1 part to 9 parts of water during World War I. But now it is recommended to be used diluted 1 part to 100 parts of water. Household bleach is fairly stable. It starts out at 5.25 concentration and degrades to 3% after a couple of months. Then degradation slows way down. It stays as about a 3% effective concentration for up to a year or so.
I keep peroxide in the refrigerator and put small amounts in a little dark bottle to bring out on the boat.
Betadine is a very stable disinfectant that you can leave on the boat for up to a year or more. The active ingredient is iodine that has been bound to a nontoxic organic compound. It is not as toxic to human tissue as bleach or peroxide. It also provides longer lasting anti-microbial protection to the wound.