Monster-of-the-Week: ..this week’s honoree is the title character of 1957’s The Black Scorpion…
Thursday, September 6, 2012
STING LOW
According to this AP story, a woman here in the Valley was stung by a scorpion, went to Chandler Regional Medical Center, then found that her part of the bill was about $25,000—her insurer having paid about $57,000. The hospital charges $40,000 per dose for the anti-venom, but the woman says she was never told this in the ER. So…
Monster-of-the-Week: ..this week’s honoree is the title character of 1957’s The Black Scorpion…
…the largest and most badass of the many giant scorpions, creations of stop-motion great Willis O’Brien, in that film. Scary though the huge arachnid is, he’s probably less terrifying than the prospect of a trip to the hospital for a minor injury.
Monster-of-the-Week: ..this week’s honoree is the title character of 1957’s The Black Scorpion…
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Why would you need Anti-Venom for a scorpion sting? The last recorded death from a scorpion sting was...now, let's see...NEVER! She should have just been given aspirin and sent home. That would only cost about $5000. jw
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