Comments on: 52 #16: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1354 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:50:22 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Blog@Newsarama » Meanwhile… http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1354/comment-page-1#comment-8073 Blog@Newsarama » Meanwhile… Tue, 29 Aug 2006 05:46:01 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1354#comment-8073 [...] Polite Dissent’s Scott reviews the science behind the Rat Poison Bomb in 52 #16. [...] [...] Polite Dissent’s Scott reviews the science behind the Rat Poison Bomb in 52 #16. [...]

]]> By: Conor E http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1354/comment-page-1#comment-8057 Conor E Sat, 26 Aug 2006 16:29:07 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1354#comment-8057 Whether or not the bomb would work doesn't matter. What matters is that the terrorists THINK it would work. And I suppose that Renee thinks that the terrorists think it would work. Whether or not the bomb would work doesn’t matter. What matters is that the terrorists THINK it would work. And I suppose that Renee thinks that the terrorists think it would work.

]]> By: Scott http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1354/comment-page-1#comment-8054 Scott Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:17:15 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1354#comment-8054 James, I think you're right. The profuse bleeding was likely from the trauma of the explosion and not any effect of the rat poison. Walt, I ran across that as well when researching this post. There has also been at least one case with an HIV+ suicide bomber. <a href="http://www.fas.org/sgp/news/secrecy/2002/06/061802.html" rel="nofollow">This article</a> mentions both briefly, as well as the rat poison scare. James,
I think you’re right. The profuse bleeding was likely from the trauma of the explosion and not any effect of the rat poison.

Walt,
I ran across that as well when researching this post. There has also been at least one case with an HIV+ suicide bomber. This article mentions both briefly, as well as the rat poison scare.

]]> By: walt moffett http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1354/comment-page-1#comment-8053 walt moffett Fri, 25 Aug 2006 17:35:29 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1354#comment-8053 While a rat poison bomb won't work, here is something in the dreadful realm. I recall a letter New England Journal of Medicine, describing a case of Hepatitis B caused by a bone fragment of the bomber acting as sharpnel. A pubmed search using hepatitis bone fragment pulls up about 11 articles. Much scary than a rat poison/ricin/whatever bomb. While a rat poison bomb won’t work, here is something in the dreadful realm. I recall a letter New England Journal of Medicine, describing a case of Hepatitis B caused by a bone fragment of the bomber acting as sharpnel. A pubmed search using hepatitis bone fragment pulls up about 11 articles. Much scary than a rat poison/ricin/whatever bomb.

]]> By: James Nicoll http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1354/comment-page-1#comment-8052 James Nicoll Fri, 25 Aug 2006 16:55:39 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1354#comment-8052 "It is not a fast acting drug and there would be no “bleeding profusely” in the ER — at least not from the rat poison." I wonder if it is at all possible that the profuse bleeding the alleged witness report could in some way be related to the victims having been near an explosion, in particular the sort that produces shrapnel? “It is not a fast acting drug and there would be no “bleeding profusely” in the ER — at least not from the rat poison.”

I wonder if it is at all possible that the profuse bleeding the alleged witness report could in some way be related to the victims having been near an explosion, in particular the sort that produces shrapnel?

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