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Written by asap
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Wednesday, 10 January 2007 |
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David Sullivan checks his shin where he was bitten by a scorpion as his wife, Helena, looks on in Stowe, Vt., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2007.
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Bad food. Cramped seats. Long Delays. OK, that's expected on an airline flight. But a scorpion sting? It's not as unusual as you might think.
David Sullivan, a 46-year-old builder, was aboard a United Airlines flight from Chicago to Vermont. He awoke from a nap shortly before landing and noticed something strange. He said his right leg felt like it was asleep, but only in one spot.
While waiting for his luggage, he felt another sting. Sullivan rolled up his cuff to investigate, and the scorpion fell out.
He scooped up the scorpion and headed to the hospital in Burlington.
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THE SURPRISE PASSENGER
His wife stopped at the United counter and was told the plane they were on had flown from Houston to Chicago. The Sullivans surmised the scorpion boarded in Texas.
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STING
An American Airlines flight was delayed for an hour in Toronto on Sunday after a passenger was stung by a scorpion that had made its way on board. Paramedics treated the man when the flight from Miami landed. The delay came when officials searched the aircraft to ensure no other critters had stowed away.
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SAFETY
Scorpion stings are rarely fatal, except to babies or older people with health problems, said Dr. Stephen Leffler, director of emergency services at Burlington's Fletcher Allen Health Care hospital. For a healthy adult, a scorpion sting can mean numbness or shooting pain extending out from the sting, or flu-like symptoms, which Sullivan said he had the next day.
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