On this show we have espoused the general guiding principal of “when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras.” Sometimes the hoofbeats actually are those of zebras. But what if sometimes there not even zebras, they’re unicorns? On this episode of AMPED, our patient has been bitten by a Jameson’s Mamba, one of the deadliest snakes in the world. Thankfully, he is an expert herpetologist who is able to talk our team through the steps needed to save his life. But what our team learns is that sometimes that which seems extremely rare results in care that isn’t rare at all. We’re joined by Samuel Hall, MD, Jim Harrison (patient), Kristen Harrison, Courtney Martin NREMT-P, Sarah Crabtree RN, and Kristen Wiley

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