[condor5]

Originally Posted by Kimmie ↗

Source. This case is out of Australia:

A previously healthy 32-year-old man, a body-boarder, was transported to hospital by primary retrieval helicopter, within 2 h of a shark attack injuring both legs. Tourniquets were applied bilaterally to decrease haemorrhage. En route to hospital he was intubated with an endotracheal tube due to severe agitation from acute blood loss (figures 1 and 2).

On arrival, the patient was transferred directly from helipad to theatre. Observations suggested significant blood loss (systolic blood pressure (BP) <90 mm Hg, pulse rate (PR) >130 bpm), prompting initiation of rational thromboelastometry (ROTEM)-guided massive transfusion.1 Complete transfusion consisted of 1 L normal saline, 10 U packed red blood cells, 1 U platelets, 9 U cryoprecipitate, 1 U fresh frozen plasma and 4 g fibrinogen concentrate. This resulted in haemodynamic stability (BP 120/60 mm Hg, PR 125 bpm) allowing for initiation of lifesaving surgery within 1 h of arrival.

Initial intraoperative exploration revealed an extensive laceration on the left leg and a smaller medial thigh wound on the right leg (figure 3). All wounds were irrigated and debrided. Owing to the injury location, the left popliteal artery was visualised but found to be uninjured, however, immediate thrombectomy was required for a left popliteal vein thrombus. X-rays revealed teeth marks to the left femur and an avulsed fibular head . Prophylactic antibiotics (cephazolin, metronidazole and gentamicin) were administered. The patient was admitted to intensive care unit.

Get used to these, they will start to get more frequent as overfishing has plummeted fish stocks.
Sharks gotta eat.

[timbo2410]

It's also down to stupidity where swimmers/surfers are stupid enough to go in known seal/fish migration lanes (or season). I watched a guy swim towards a shark and his wife said he had been trying to play with a dolphin .. I pointed out that dolphins tails move in opposite directions and it was a shark her husband had been trying to engage with ... she screamed bloody murder .. husband swam back to shore and they both asked why there were sharks in the area ... the fact that the migrating salmon, herring and seals never came into their heads ... stupidity is the key factor in a lot of cases .. don't blame the shark .. it's what they do

[**butterflylove**]

Great (free) medial treatment he received by the sounds of it

[Roosta]

Sharks aren't that bad !
Hollywood has turned them into the most hated & feared creature on the planet, besides snakes, & you just need to be educated enough to know how to identify a shark & act accordingly, as certain sharks have different behavioral characteristics that you can determine if they pose a threat or not & either stay or leave the area.
In the end, you are never going to see people stop swimming, diving & enjoying the ocean, nor are you ever going to get the sharks out of the ocean, so education is the only medium that will help people understand the potential risks of the activity they wish to do, in or on the ocean.

You don't need to fear sharks, you need to understand them !