It was a human reaction to pull it out. When a person is shocked and scared, that is what they will do, take out whatever it is that is hurting.
2006-09-16 09:39:43 · 24 answers · asked by aristotle 1 in News & Events ➔ Other - News & Events
Maybe he would have lived longer had he left it in and let medical professionals take it out, but you have to remember that he was shocked, scared, and in a lot of pain. Any of us would have done the same.
2006-09-16 11:08:52 · update #1
It opened the wound much more. It is far better to leave things in (knives, etc) and let the doctor or EMT remove them.
Easy for us to say.... human nature is to yank it out.
2006-09-16 09:47:17 · answer #1 · answered by Sir J 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes, it's a reaction, but it was the worst thing he could have done medically. That's why people train in first aid and rescue techniques...to hedge the bets of running on instinct and overcoming it with rational thought. When a foreign object is lodged in the body, it is possibly compressing against arteries. Removing the object is like breaking a dam. The object that is causing your death might actually be saving your life if you don't remove it. Chances are, with such a remote area, he might have died anyway with such a serious injury. But he assured his death when he removed the barb.
David M. may be on to something considering the neurotoxin. I understand the medical concepts of dislodging foreign bodies, but I admittedly do not know about the neurotoxins of sting rays.
It's all so sad.
2006-09-16 09:46:00 · answer #2 · answered by lizardmama 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You people just won't let this alone, will you? Rhetorical. For the final time, who knows why people say what they say. What difference does it make what THEY say! Irwin is gone and that is that! You and the others could debate this forever but why would you want to? Don't you have other things to do? I hope so! Peace to Irwin's family, and now, it really is time to move forward and let this thing go! Find something constructive to do. And to Tink and Sir J, that is a ridiculous theory, and why everyone debates this endlessly, I don't know. Even if he had left it in the poison would have gotten him as it was DIRECTLY in his heart and he would have suffered cardiac arrest regardless! And he was STABBED IN the heart. You do not survive that no matter whether or not the barb was left in, or he pulled it out. People die every day and so will ALL OF YOU EVENTUALLY, in one manner or another. Now all of you GO AND GET LIVES!
2006-09-16 09:44:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
all of us right here who's crying like they knew the guy make me ill. this could be a guy who became admired actual because of the fact of wildife voyuerism. Everytime he tempted loss of life we watched. Is it rather incorrect for me to root for the animal. can no longer nature ever win and on occasion beat guy? Does it could have a happy ending? i choose to work out his loss of life - teach the video. i'm often bowled over he lived this long. this could be a guy who flaunted Darwin's regulation. You ain't the fittest anymore - Steve Irwin, RIP you huge fool.
2016-12-12 09:33:03 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was stupid for Steve to take a barb in the chest period. I was disappointed to find his remains were not fed to a crocodile, seeing as he made a living out of pestering them.
A portion of the audio for Steve's Great Barrier Reef Documentary:
" G'day mate! We are going down now to where lots of little fishes and corals grow together. The Great Barrier Reef is a vast ridge rising out of the ocean floor. It took 100's of thousands of years for these reefs to grow. C'mon, lets get going.!"
SPLASH
" As you can see, there is a lot of different life down here. Look here, in the sand. That's a stingray. They hide in the sand and wait for a little fish to get to close then BLAM They get 'em. Got to be careful around these rays, 'cause they have a poisonous defense mechanism in their tails. Let me just pick up this little bloke and show you his .......Crikey! Damn thing ....hurts....ohhhh...."
2006-09-16 09:57:57 · answer #5 · answered by Chronic Observer 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The barb could have been acting as a plug and slowing the rate of bleeding. The theory is that if he had left it in medical treatment may have been able to save him.
2006-09-16 09:43:53 · answer #6 · answered by Tink 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It probably was human reaction. However, when you've been stabbed you should never remove the object due to excessive bleeding.
But this was also a problem with poison so even if he had not it would not have worked.
2006-09-16 09:49:50 · answer #7 · answered by rltouhe 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because they are ignorant!! The barb contains a neurotoxin that would have stopped the heart almost instantly. It is a wonder he was conscious long enough to pull the barb out.
Just people trying to be know alls and appear clever.
2006-09-16 09:43:39 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
I reckon they think he was Superman.NO ONE would have lived thru that.Even if they HAD left the barb in, the poison would have killed him.It was a kneejerk reaction and it didn't change a thing.
2006-09-16 09:52:27 · answer #9 · answered by hippiegirl672003 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because our rational minds tell us it will make it worse by pulling it out. Seeing he was in shock, I understand why he did it. People just think they could handle the same situation better, but in reality...we would of all did the same thing.
2006-09-16 09:44:44 · answer #10 · answered by Deb W 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋