Comments on: Shark Bite at Sanibel Island!

By: Jared red

Jared red — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:06:26 +0000

i am going to this island in a couple of days do shark bites happen often there?

By: who cares!

who cares! — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:26:45 +0000

Why does it matter if the guy did not get medical attention. I was there when it happened and i know the guy and he happens to be a doctor and that is why he didnt get medical attention. he went on antibiotics on his own doing. he didnt want bad publicity for sanibel island because he loves the area and we both come down here all the time and we think it is a very safe beach. people just overreact about stuff like this. he didnt loose a limb so whats the big deal. it was just a flesh wound!

By: badfish

badfish — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:44:28 +0000

but yes, bacteria is present in a sharkbite wound, think of all the dead and rotting things they eat and they don’t brush their teeth.

By: badfish

badfish — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 07:40:51 +0000

yes you are wrong, thats the beautiful thing about America is that if you are legally sane ( and able to speak) you can refuse medical treatment for any reason, doesn’t matter if you are shot, stabbed or bit by a shark.

By: Landlover

Landlover — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:34:46 +0000

I thought all shark bites (suspected and actual) required medical attention (even if the wounds were relatively small) due to the risk of infection…strange the authorities didn’t “make” him go to a hospital….am I wrong?