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Re: the maggot picture - if you click through to the source, the maggots are there, on purpose, to eat gangrenous flesh. -- nm

Posted by Andie (aka Andie) Apr 5 '10, 19:16

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at that point, what the hell's gonna be left? just cut it off -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 5, 19:17 19
- because the maggots only eat the dead flesh from the wound, allowing bloodflow to the healthy flesh, letting it heal. -- nm - znufrii Apr 5, 19:20 7
  - You aren't stopping the spread of the infection which caused the death of the tissue in the first place. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 19:22 6
    - (I really enjoy your med school posts. I'm being serious. I like having a doctor in the house.) -- nm - miss amanda jones Apr 5, 19:33 5
      - hehe. Thanks :) But give it like 8 years before I truly know stuff. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 19:35 4
        
        but you tell us all this random crap all the time that makes me think from a different perspective. so even your learning process is fascinating to me - miss amanda jones Apr 5, 19:43 1
        
        hehe. I understand what you mean. :) -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 19:45
        
        Are you in med school or doing your residency? - Krusty Apr 5, 19:37 1
        
        1st year of med school. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 19:40
- original source linked (and, apparently there's some 'reenactment video', i haven't seen that. -- (link) - Andie Apr 5, 19:20
- Pretty much. Not sure why they are using maggots. They just do an amputation and be done with it. It will also stop the spread of the infection. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 19:19 9
  - You know who else wouldn't stop talking about flesh eating maggots? That's right, the Nazis. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 5, 19:21 4
    - I'm going to faint. seriously. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 19:22
    - i told them not to click on the link!! -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 5, 19:21 2
      - I didn't. I am pretty sure I will see the live version of that soon enough. -- nm - James Bond (aka Igor) Apr 5, 19:23
      - enabler. -- nm - Reagen Apr 5, 19:22
  - They need to get a voodoo priest to pull out the poison with a raw egg. Duh! -- nm - Redmond Apr 5, 19:21 3
    - I need one of those. the voodoo priest. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 19:21 2
      - *Throws up hands* lost cause here, keep your money. -- nm - Voodoo Priest Apr 5, 19:23 1
        
        you're just scared. -- nm - loosilu Apr 5, 19:38

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