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NSFW - HORRIFIC Snake Bite Causes Severe Necrosis - VIDEO

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Snake Bite Leaves Teen Girl With 'Black Stick' Leg, Broken Elbow From Severe Necrosis

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By Lizette Borreli | Oct 28, 2014 02:55 PM EDT

A young girl in Caracas, Venezuela, lies in a hospital bed caught between life and death after a snake bite caused her leg muscle cells to wither away and die.

The 13-year-old girl, who is unidentified, was first treated by remedies from her indigenous culture before being transferred to Venezuela’s capital city for emergency medical treatment a month later. It was there that doctors diagnosed the teen with severe necrosis, induced by the snake venom, with a grim prognosis of death — even after a leg amputation.

According to a photo posted on Instagram by the username “juventudmedica,” the young girl received medical treatment after a month of using something similar to antibiotics. The rural treatment she received most likely only is able to... GO HERE for full story ---► http://www.medicaldaily.com/snake-bite- ... sis-308160

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This has been widely discussed on teh interwebs. The point where the necrosis starts is very clear cut, which would suggest a tourniquet had been used.
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