• lukewarm_ozone@lemmy.today
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      11 hours ago

      I have doubts that an insect sting can be serious enough to cause internal bleeding. Some googling seems to confirm it; you might just suffocate if bitten in the larynx [Paparella 2007]:

      or just have generic symptoms if bitten in the esophagus (this is a wasp sting, note, and I think in a patient allergic to them).

    • TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works
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      13 hours ago

      But wait! There’s more! If you swallow just 12 nails right now, we’ll throw in an organ rupture for ABSOLUTELY FREE! ✨

      • Dharma Curious (he/him)@slrpnk.net
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        12 hours ago

        Swallowed a nail as a kid, got nothing but a trip to the ER and the embarrassment of an entire staff of people waiting for me to poop. I didn’t know I needed a full dozen to win the prize!