The household of an Orange County man is questioning the loss of life of their son, after he fell right into a coma from a snake chew and died greater than a month later.
Julian Hernandez was mountain biking at Qual Hill in Irvine, California on Feb. 1 when he was bitten by the venomous snake, in keeping with KTLA.
The 25-year-old, who was an Eagle Scout, tried to pedal to security however succumbed to the venom earlier than authorities arrived and transferred him to a close-by hospital, KNBV-TV reported.
Hernandez fell right into a coma and was positioned within the ICU, the place he later died on March 4. Now, the household is looking for solutions in regards to the nature of their son’s loss of life.
“We’re a household that handed our son over to folks we trusted and by no means bought him again,” James Hernandez wrote in a GoFundMe web page titled “Assist Julian’s household get solutions.”
The publish went on to say Julian was “alive when he bought to the hospital” and that the household will “pursue the reality about what occurred.”
The GoFundMe has raised greater than $20,000 of its $123,000 purpose, that additionally seeks to cowl funeral and medical prices.
Whereas the coroner’s workplace mentioned Hernandez died from the venomous chew, the household has opted for a third-party post-mortem in keeping with KCAL-TV.
Snake venom can unfold quick and the earlier antivenom could be administered the higher likelihood of survival, Dr. William Woo with Kaiser Permanente mentioned.
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“A snake chew with venom from a rattlesnake causes important stress on the physique,” he defined. “It will probably trigger organ shutdown.
“It may be actually extreme and we all know that the efficient remedy is antivenom and the earlier we will administer, the higher off the sufferers are. It will probably trigger a complete host of issues within the physique.”
Whereas rattlesnakes don’t typical begin being lively till summer time, the nice and cozy temperatures in Orange County has kicked of snake season early, in keeping with consultants, with hikers telling KCAL they’ve already seen them on the paths.
“Yeah, he stopped me in my tracks,” Greg Hardesty informed the outlet when a purple diamond rattlesnake crossed her path. “Thanks for going. I used to be going to show round. That might have added some miles.”
Yearly between 7,000 and eight,000 individuals are bitten by venomous snakes within the US, nevertheless, solely about 5 die, in keeping with the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention.
