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woodsprite

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10. I'm friends with an ER trauma nurse.

Reply to mfcorey1 (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 09:03 AM

Jun 2012

Christiana Hospital is a level 1 trauma center. She said, unless they've come up with something new within the last few weeks that her center doesn't know about, there is no test for Bath Salts. She said the only way you know is if someone is scared enough that they fess up about taking it. Many times, it's strap 'em down, test for everything possible and once that's ruled out, work under the assumption that it's a bath salts case.

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Flesh eater in Miami did not have bath salts in body. Now what? [View all] mfcorey1 Jun 2012 OP

Just possibly....the man was insane? shraby Jun 2012 #1

I was just going to say Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #9

Pot can give you the munchies NightWatcher Jun 2012 #2

DUzy candidate! rocktivity Jun 2012 #6

I prefer Krystals or Cheetos, maybe he had a hankering for flesh. NightWatcher Jun 2012 #13

Screaming Yellow Zonkers - do they still make those? badtoworse Jun 2012 #15

2nded Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #16

So, he had a bad case of the munchies? Generic Brad Jun 2012 #3

Now we prepare for the zombie apocalypse demwing Jun 2012 #4

Simple answer permatex Jun 2012 #5

he had the munchies? spanone Jun 2012 #7

Some people are violently insane without help from evile drugz. Warren Stupidity Jun 2012 #8

I'm friends with an ER trauma nurse. woodsprite Jun 2012 #10

What exactly is this Bath Salts business? Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #17

Amphetamines. There is no "salt" in it. They just have to have another name/pretense for people to Erose999 Jun 2012 #21

They're designer drugs. woodsprite Jun 2012 #24

So their answer is to put people in jail who are on the stuff. Sound familiar.... Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #25

If all of the madness and mayhem contributed to by alcohol use bupkus Jun 2012 #11

"Now what"? Did anyone ask "what the hell was she high on??" when.... Schema Thing Jun 2012 #12

The story really does read like the beginning of a zombie novel Marrah_G Jun 2012 #14

They're only slightly zombiefied. Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #18

I suggest the following: Marrah_G Jun 2012 #22

Seriously though... did this guy (the victim) survive? Leopolds Ghost Jun 2012 #19

Yes- not sure how much cosmetic surgery will help Marrah_G Jun 2012 #20

Newspapers are cutting their staffs and relying more on amatuer reporting and "social networking". Erose999 Jun 2012 #23

Maybe he was using MJ in an effort to mitigate a serious mental disorder. Obviously, his efforts MADem Jun 2012 #26

He's probably schizophrenic and severely delusional. And/or they kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #27

Prader Wili Syndrome HockeyMom Jun 2012 #28

How long do bath salts stay in the body? Maybe they were flushed by the time valerief Jun 2012 #29