Electric Shock Treatment for R
2003 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance
[Published in "Annals of Emergency Medicine," vol. 20, no. 6, June 1991, pp. 659-61.]
From the Ig Noble Prize past winners page.
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EDICINE
This prize is awarded in two parts. First, to Patient X, formerly
of the US Marine Corps, valiant victim of a venomous bite from his
pet rattlesnake, for his determined use of electroshock therapy --
at his own insistence, automobile sparkplug wires were attached to
his lip, and the car engine revved to 3000 rpm for five minutes.
Second, to Dr. Richard C. Dart of the Rocky Mountain Poison Center
and Dr. Richard A. Gustafson of The University of Arizona Health
Sciences Center, for their well-grounded medical report: "Failure of Electric Shock Treatment for Rattlesnake Envenomation."
http://www.herper.com/Elecshock.html
[Published in "Annals of Emergency Medicine," vol. 20, no. 6, June 1991, pp. 659-61.]
http://www.acep.org/annals/
Submitted on 07/05/2002
Submitted by:
David Williams
Reference:
Annals of Emergency Medicine
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