Wnd #55

[Storm]

A friend and I came up with this theory about the "smart ones", that they aren't really just people who were more intelligent in life, but that they just took a longer time turning, thus having their body/brain get used to the virus. Maybe their immune system were able to fight the virus longer or something.

About CJ...
The only reason I can see to why she's still alive is that Michael and the others don't have the code for her safe containing her notes yet. When she gives them that she won't have much time left.
(me and my friend's theory... well, mostly his, actually... is that she'll do this before they're going to cut off her leg, in case shell die during the surgery)
Just like Briicks and the tape showing Angel's death. When he had given that to Durai he wasn't important anymore, and was removed from the story.

As somebody on here said, can't remember where, CJ might try to get herself injected with some of the Z-blood.
If she does so it'd probably just be to help finding a cure or something, knowing that she might die anyway when they remove her leg there wouldn't be much to lose for her then.
Of course she might survive, but I don't really think so. I mean, sure, she's intelligent and such, but the only thing they really need from her is her notes. Tanya's the one putting all the pieces together, so in my view CJ's not really that needed.

We (my friend and I) talked for quite long about the episode, so I've probably missed quite a lot of the stuff we discussed, but these are the things I remember.

Best regards
Storm

[Hoff4D]

There are any number of reasons an IV could be used. As somebody pointed out earlier, it keeps an open line for drugs, for taking blood, and for replacing fluids (Blood or saline). It's possible Amy had lost enough blood from her scratches that Tanya was giving her saline or Ringer's solution to replace at least some of her volume. As far as drugs go, some drugs can only be administered by IV or that the only formulations they have left at the colony are IV formulations of drugs that also have an oral form. If they are as low on supplies as indicated before, it seems reasonable to me that they would have used the oral drugs previously, holding onto the IV formulations for a worst case scenario which we are now starting to reach.

That said, I wouldn't be surprised to find out Tanya had been hoping to keep Amy from turning, and thought she could while keeping everybody else safe. I don't think she would put everybody at risk-especially because she would know in a triage situation like this that she wouldn't be able to keep as close an eye on Amy as she would need to.

The second part of what you're saying is what I'm getting at. Tanya basically denied Burt a Saline bag in the effort to keep it for dire need, and Tanya pretty much said to Michael afterwards that Amy was a goner from the get-go....so why IV her? I'm not saying there ISNT a reason, but the situation is at least suspect why she has one

[Hoff4D]

Working from memory here, but didn't Michael say "into the tube in her arm" instead of directly mentioning an IV? If so, that could have easily been a hep-lock instead. I've seen people get hep-locks hen the doc/nurse/medic thought that they may need to give injectable drugs or IVs in a hurry at some point. Never put one in or had one, but my ER friends say that they are pretty simple to start.

FWIW.

Credit where due, you do have a point. I just think the way tanya was like stopping michael from shooting her and so quick with the injection that she had set up the hep-lock or IV earlier with an alterior motive....possibly to euthanize swiftly, possibly to test a treatment THEN euthanize if necessary

[Hoff4D]

I'm OK with the retrospective theory... but WA would be one messed up bedtime story.

SHOOT THAT BITCH IN THE FACE! G'night kids!



For someone has or is suffering moderate to severe bleeding, it can be a field expedient (Combat Lifesaver) means to keep someone's blood pressure up and prevent hypovolemic shock without transfusions. Not without its own dangers though, it can excessively thin the blood. I'm not sure if Saul hooked CJ up to an IV, though if he had one he should have.

The drug cocktail that Tanya used on Saul I do believe was Azithromycin/Erythromycin and Clindamycin. She had only one bottle of each and used them up with Saul.

Solid insight, thanks, had no idea of the blood pressure aspect!

I understand we were out of the theoretical zombie stopper, but it doesn't mean Tanya can't try a few others to see if there's something more available in this day that might stop it, why not take the candidates that are at your doorstep about to be given a breath of fresh air to their brain already anyways!

[clem131]

Liam: Amy mentions "the skinny one", which to me indicates clearly a Little One, I did not doubt it for a sec

[pmchawk]

It seems to now be uploaded, yay.

[nikvoodoo]

It seems to now be uploaded, yay.

You are correct!

[Hoff4D]

You are correct!

Correct me if i'm having personal computer issues, but the stream on the main page is dated aug 30th, and says WND #55...but when i click play, it plays WND #54. Anyone else?

[Grognaurd]

We should start calling Brit Riley. It's Pegs, not Pigs. Nikvoodoo corrected her for S C Bubba last week, too lol

[Grognaurd]

My subscription podcast downloaded a new episode for me