What to do if bitten?

[jzday]

Here is a question. If a person is bitten by a zombie on a limb, like a hand. Are the done for, or is it possible to avoid infection by amputation if its done quickly enought?

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.

[BarnabusBlackoak]

Here is a question. If a person is bitten by a zombie on a limb, like a hand. Are the done for, or is it possible to avoid infection by amputation if its done quickly enought?

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.

If done immediately, it might work.

[8mmUltra]

Here is a question. If a person is bitten by a zombie on a limb, like a hand. Are the done for, or is it possible to avoid infection by amputation if its done quickly enought?

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.

They are done for… (Once Bitten twice Dead) There is no known vaccine, medication, anti-viral, or antidote for the virus. The problem is the blood stream and within a single beat of the heart the virus will rush the infection through the body. The only cure is a bullet to the brain and this needs to be done before self preservation of the infected takes over as they are a threat on multiple levels.

[ZombiesAteMyDog]

youd have to be stupid quick, youd have to get the arm off with in 30 seconds or less of being bitten to stop the infection from getting into the blood and through out the entire body, and most likely you would still be in shock from what just happend to you / your friend / traveling partner to be able to react as quickly as needed, IE with in a second or 2 of being bitten having your knife / machete out and chopin off the arm.

soon as anyone is bittien shoot them in the head... best policy you will find.

[8mmUltra]

I would think 30 seconds is about 29.6 seconds too slow.... Heartbeats 60 to 100 (on average) times a minute.

[zombieslayr]

yes 8mm is right. It has to be next to NINJA LIKE reflex in order to catch it in time. It will be spread through your system in under 5 seconds no problem.

[detpat]

have a drink and relax
pat

[Victor Clark]

I also strongly agree; once you're bitten, you're screwed.

Although when you think about it, being bitten can acually be a good boost in your courage. I mean yeah, you'll probably be depressed that your life is shortened very severely, but it also means you don't have to care whether or not another one bites you (the damage is already done, right?). If your uninfected group had to get to safety, and the only way to do that is for one of them to do something risky and life-threatening, you would have no problem at all to do the task. Even though you would die, your memory will live on forever with the survivors.

[Slashmatrix]

I disagree, it depends on what is causing the undead situation. First, we'll assume that we are discussing what has come to be known in THIS day and age as the a-typical zombie, and that a bite = infection. But, infection how? If it is purely viral then there is little hope. But, what if it is bacterial, chemical, or parasitic. Blood poisoning can take a while to get to the heart, then you're done for. Same for some blood-borne infections, that's why you look for those creeping little red lines after a serious wound. Once again, it gets to your heart, you're dead. Not all parasites can be seen with the naked eye. Take toxoplasmosis, for example.

An indicator may be how long it takes the average person to change after infection. If the infection immediately coursed its way through the system, the infected would change in as little as a few seconds to a couple of minutes. However, if it takes a few hours or more to change from one bite, then there might be a chance for amputation to work. However, amputation by an inexperienced individual would most likely result in the death of the infected anyway.

Anyway, making any assumptions during a crisis could have tragic consequences. Besides, amputating a comrade:

1. Gives your buddy a chance to survive.
2. Gives you a chance to see just how fast the infection spreads.

[Zombie_215]

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.


It was attempted in Day of the Dead. I don't remember the soldier's name.

[8mmUltra]

“Slashmatrix” I am not sure what you disagree with. If “bite = infection” then “infection = death”. I can understand some of you confusion, NotLD original the problem was believed to be caused by radioactive virus from the Venus probe returning to earth (or just radiation). In DotD original the exact cause isn’t covered but they did give us a great catch phrase, “When there’s no more room in hell.”

Back to your post, “Blood poisoning can take a while to get to the heart”. The blood poisoning you are talking about does not attack the heart but the BRAIN, this is why the brain must be destroyed to stop the ghoul.

“Anyway, making any assumptions during a crisis could have tragic consequences.” I have to agree with this. However, “Gives your buddy a chance to survive.” No thank you. This is the reason a Zombie Outbreak stands a chance of happening in the first place. Failing to act swiftly will allow the ghouls to procreate more of their kind.

“Gives you a chance to see just how fast the infection spreads.” Why? There is no cure. Another member (Victor Clark) suggested using the recently bitten as a sacrificial distraction (my words). What a HARD BASTARD! (Said with respect) I want that person on my team, sounds like he has the will to survive.

[8mmUltra]

It was attempted in Day of the Dead. I don't remember the soldier's name.

Pvt. Miguel Salazar...

[Slashmatrix]

My point is that if the "dead" started walking tomorrow, assuming that rules from any work of fiction works and others don't can lead to serious tragedy. Saying, "These are the rules, this is what works." might just get you or some innocent killed. Even across CURRENT zombie fiction, there are many variations. You can't just say, "Zombies will be slow because I prefer them that way. Infection is un-treatable because I prefer it that way." I'm just saying that I prefer whichever route it is that give me the most usable information on the enemy.

To run from the fiction standpoint: Some movies, like NOTLD et. al. say that amputation doesn't work. Other works, such as Walking Dead, it isn't so certain. I would say that it would depend on how fast the infection moves through the body. Like cancer, I think that if it hits the lymph nodes, you're done for. If it's bacterial and works its way to your heart, it's over. As far as brain infection, I think that some of these zombie infections kill the host first so that it can creep past the blood-brain barrier to reignite animation. That would explain the "in between" time between host death and reactivation.

It would really help if we could establish which rules we are arguing from. What version are we trying to use amputation on?

[Kemper]

Can you infect others once you are bitten or only after you die?

[Slashmatrix]

dunno... I would assume that whatever causes infection would need time to gestate... however, I think a blood transfusion would guarantee infection.

[8mmUltra]

Kemper, I believe if a person is infected (with a zombie, you fill in the blank) that they are still capable of transmitting of the disease to others. Bio-Hazard teaching is clear on this, IF IT IS WET, IT’S DEADLY!

Slash (if I may), I have no argument with you, just a few different ideas about “what to do if bitten”. I’ll call myself an historian/analyst/bio-terrorism/paramedic/sniper/weapon/survival/zombie/kinda guy.

[Slashmatrix]

I had meant "arguing" in the constructive sense. "Debating" would probably be a better word. I wasn't taking offense, I just love expounding upon my position :)

[8mmUltra]

I had meant "arguing" in the constructive sense. "Debating" would probably be a better word. I wasn't taking offense, I just love expounding upon my position :)

No Worries my friend! :)

[MaxVeers]

Shoot yourself. Go on a rampage, break into a liquor store, screw some hookers, and shoot yourself.

[Malek]

Shoot my self in the head,i wouldnt even bother trying to servive,if i got bit shoot my self now and maybe i'll save someone =D or i could go all gong ho and die a vary painful death and kill nothing :loon:

[Valentino]

Here is a question. If a person is bitten by a zombie on a limb, like a hand. Are the done for, or is it possible to avoid infection by amputation if its done quickly enought?

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.

in romeros DAY of the dead they actually machete off one of the characters arms after a bite. then they burn the nub with a torch. he lived. at least a minute or two aftyer bite. so if we're talking romero rules here (the all mighty creator of the genre IMO) then its possible

[Valentino]

its DAY of the dead too....not dawn (some confuse)

[Malek]

Agreed Day of the Dead proved that it can be done,IF done REALY fast,and even then still watch em just to me safe

[8mmUltra]

Agreed Day of the Dead proved that it can be done,IF done REALY fast,and even then still watch em just to me safe

DotD Pvt. Miguel Salazar... Was turning and let the GHOULS into the compound. The amputation didn’t work! :evil:

[Malek]

DotDPvt. Miguel Salazar... Was turning and let the GHOULS into the compound. The amputation didn’t work! :evil:

can you PROVE he was turning? as far as we know he thought he was but he wasnt.

[Augustus Desius]

I'm guessing what your level of excitement was at the time bitten plays a factor.

If bitten when calm (such as while sleeping) I would think you have maybe 5 seconds to cut the limb off before the infected blood reached any other part of you're body assuming they bit your hand. Higher up and I would take off one second per 5cm up the arm until zero, then its torso infection at contact.

At an excited level (such as in the fray, trying to survive, after running, etc.) which is the more likely level you'll be at, You probably have about 2 1/2 seconds to remove the limb. Basically you have to cut it off as they are biting you, that won't likely happen, as it will probably take about 1 1/2 seconds to understand that you have been bitten and infected.

So basically, dead on contact unless you are an amazing ninja.

[Zombie_215]

can you PROVE he was turning? as far as we know he thought he was but he wasnt.


He didn't show any of the signs that he was turning. He let the zombies in, because he was going crazy! :loon:

[MaxVeers]

He didn't show any of the signs that he was turning. He let the zombies in, because he was going crazy! :loon:

Roger went crazy after being bit, between the bite and the morphine nightmares.

[8mmUltra]

can you PROVE he was turning? as far as we know he thought he was but he wasnt.

This came from the script of George Romero’s “Day of the Dead”

… “its hungry mouth lunges at MIGUEL'S left arm. ITS TEETH TEAR A LARGE STRIP OF FLESH OUT OF THE ARM six inches above the wrist.

MIGUEL screams. He pulls away from the creature, his terrified eyes staring at the BLEEDING WOUND. A zombie bite means infection and certain death.”

I see this as "proof" certain, “George Romero” the creator of this genre believed that once bitten you are infected!

[zombieslayr]

I guess Romero agrees that there is no way to cure once bitten. Oh well, cant win every one

[Slashmatrix]

Romero also believed that zombies would get smarter as time progressed... I'd rather take my zombies savage, thank you!

[Victor Clark]

Another member (Victor Clark) suggested using the recently bitten as a sacrificial distraction (my words). What a HARD BASTARD! (Said with respect) I want that person on my team, sounds like he has the will to survive.

1. I wasn't saying that he HAD to do a risky task! I was just saying that he wouldn't have had as much of a problem if his already ineditable death meant survival for his fellow survivors.

2. I don't think I should be called a "hard bastard" just for thinking practically. I was thinking that if a person was infected, then the individual could use what little time he had left to be a real hero BY CHIOCE! Believe me, I would NEVER force someone to do something if they didn't want to do it.

3. You would really want an infected person on your team? He might have cojones, but he also might bite yours off as well.:lol:

[8mmUltra]

Victor, we have had different opinions in the past…. I meant NO disrespect “What a HARD BASTARD! (Said with respect)” I would do this if a member of my team was bitten….. I would do this if I was bitten….

[Zerombie]

Sticky sit... (Heh, anyone remember Dead Alive?)

Well, if it was someone who dragged ass in the first place (think the prick from DOTD '04) I wouldn't think twice about popping him one. BUt then... If they were a huge benefit to the group, I'd let him sticj around, then, have him leave or shoot himself of his own volition. Of course, this depends on a few things.
1) How fast until an infected turns. 28 Days Later? Gone ASAP. Original Dawn of the Dead? Has his uses.
2) How bad is the current situation? If we're on the run, obviously he's about as useful as a dead elephant. DUmp him. But going back to the mall in DotD... He has his uses.

[Malek]

I agree with Zero,he/she has uses if the time is right,but i would still waste the person,kinda risky to keep em nearby should they turn and get someone it could get ugly Real fast.

[Zombie Survivor]

If you're bitten by a zombie, there are a number of situations that can occur:

1) You become one of them.
2) You become delirious and start killing everyone.
3) You just die and don't resurrect.

So, that means you're screwed and the least you can do is to say goodbye and dispose the patient when he's no longer amongst us.

[8mmUltra]

Roger went crazy after being bit, between the bite and the morphine nightmares.

I think “Roger” was going a little crazy before he got bit.

Peter: [stops driving the truck] All right trooper, you better screw your head on.
Roger: [hyped tone] Yeah, yeah, yeah, c'mon, c'mon c'mon, let's go!
Peter: [grabbing him by the collar] I mean it! Now you're not just playin' with your life, you're playin' with mine! Now... are you straight?
Roger: [subdued tone] Yeah.

[8mmUltra]

Romero also believed that zombies would get smarter as time progressed... I'd rather take my zombies savage, thank you!

You are correct… Again this was proved in DotD… and used in LotD. Nice work!

[mattifikation]

I'll take this question a step further. What if you were bitten... but nothing happened?

[Zerombie]

Start praying no one shoots you in the head.

[NotoriousDIT]

I really don't see why the bitten has to undergo an amputation or even be killed, because no one's really to say that the infection spreads like that in the first place. Everyone just wants to follow Romero's rule that if you're bitten you're one of them, but no one really knows because it hasn't happened (YET!)

[retro zombie killer]

If I was bitten I'd shot myself in the head because knowing my luck there wouldn't be anybody around to amputate. Even worse luck would be if I had my kid with me and we were alone with a heap of Zombies and I had just been bitten. First the 2 yr old then myself.:( Boy I'm in a sick frame of mind tonight.

[retro zombie killer]

Romero also believed that zombies would get smarter as time progressed... I'd rather take my zombies savage, thank you!


Maybe they do get smarter. Personally I think they start out smart with an animal like cunning and get dumber as they go along. No Big Daddies to spur them on with his zombie genius.:skull:

[dualshock71]

Pray to God and pull the trigger.

As to them getting smarter, I have the feeling they'd be rotten down to nothing in about 3-5 years. Unless they gain a Zombie Einstein, I doubt they'd have enough time to discover embalming fluid or something like that to keep their flesh from rotting off the bone.

[retro zombie killer]

depends on the circumstances. If I got away from the zombies I'd bandage my wound lite me a cig and get me some liquor and get ready play me a game of Russian Roulette.

[RogueAI]

I have a cure for the Z-Disease! I will sell it to you for the low-low price of 200 dollars each. Stock up today before its to late! Here is a picture so you know I'm not lieing.

The Cure! (http://www.crestock.com/images/10000-19999/16153-xxs.jpg)

Other then my cure, there is no way to stop becoming infected once bitten by chopping off the infected limb or other meens. The blood moves far to fast for you to be able to keep the virus/bacteria/whatever from spreading.

[dualshock71]

I have a cure for the Z-Disease! I will sell it to you for the low-low price of 200 dollars each. Stock up today before its to late! Here is a picture so you know I'm not lieing.

The Cure! (http://www.crestock.com/images/10000-19999/16153-xxs.jpg)

Other then my cure, there is no way to stop becoming infected once bitten by chopping off the infected limb or other meens. The blood moves far to fast for you to be able to keep the virus/bacteria/whatever from spreading.

Nice. A new take on it. Can you tell I couldn't just say "nice"?

[Metrostorm]

ive done a lot of research on this lol..... cutting off the limb (where one is usually bitten has a less than 10% success ratio. the person is doomed once the bite happens, because the infected blood is already coursing through the body. plus, even if it were successful, you'd have to worry about major blood loss and high risk of infection. since it is a virus, there is no medicine or vaccination for it. suicide is the only way out, or total quarentine.:x:puke:

[dualshock71]

ive done a lot of research on this lol..... cutting off the limb (where one is usually bitten has a less than 10% success ratio. the person is doomed once the bite happens, because the infected blood is already coursing through the body. plus, even if it were successful, you'd have to worry about major blood loss and high risk of infection. since it is a virus, there is no medicine or vaccination for it. suicide is the only way out, or total quarentine.:x:puke:

Eh....total quarantine's not much of an answer. Then you just have a room you cannot safely enter for 3-5 years.

[Dagnammit]

In Romero's series, my preferred explanation is that the reanimation is not caused by a disease or a virus, nor is it passed by a bite, like rabies... it is simply that ANY CORPSE with an intact brain will revive. The reason few people survive a bite is because the zombies are basically reservoirs of decay and bacteria from all their insides rotting along with all the flesh they have eaten, similar to the toxic bite of the Comodo Dragon. This idea was introduced in a short story Romero wrote on his website a few years ago. So when the victim is bitten he is given an immediate dose of septacemia and gangrene, which would be treatable given immediate medical treatment, huge doses of antibiotics and possibly surgery to remove the infected area. These remedies, however, are not readily available in a post-apocalyptic environment. An attempt is made to save Miguel Salazar by Dr. Sarah in Day of the Dead, which would probably have been successful if he hadn't been later consumed by zombies - and he didn't kill himself because he was turning, he wanted to kill himself and everyone else because he was having a suicidal nervous breakdown and thought everyone was out to get him (pay more attention to the characters!).

[dualshock71]

In Romero's series, my preferred explanation is that the reanimation is not caused by a disease or a virus, nor is it passed by a bite, like rabies... it is simply that ANY CORPSE with an intact brain will revive. The reason few people survive a bite is because the zombies are basically reservoirs of decay and bacteria from all their insides rotting along with all the flesh they have eaten, similar to the toxic bite of the Comodo Dragon. This idea was introduced in a short story Romero wrote on his website a few years ago. So when the victim is bitten he is given an immediate dose of septacemia and gangrene, which would be treatable given immediate medical treatment, huge doses of antibiotics and possibly surgery to remove the infected area. These remedies, however, are not readily available in a post-apocalyptic environment. An attempt is made to save Miguel Salazar by Dr. Sarah in Day of the Dead, which would probably have been successful if he hadn't been later consumed by zombies - and he didn't kill himself because he was turning, he wanted to kill himself and everyone else because he was having a suicidal nervous breakdown and thought everyone was out to get him (pay more attention to the characters!).

So aim for you own head them, as you die.

[Metrostorm]

lolALWAYS aim for the head. Broks wrote that zombie outbreaks are caused by a virus.... so only living humans can contract the virus, therefore becoming zombies. viruses cant do anything in dead bodies. meow

[Dagnammit]

lolALWAYS aim for the head. Broks wrote that zombie outbreaks are caused by a virus.... so only living humans can contract the virus, therefore becoming zombies. viruses cant do anything in dead bodies. meow

Well that's the problem, you see - are we discussing Max Brooks zombies, or George Romero zombies, or Fulci zombies, or Return of the Living Dead zombies, or Dawn '04 zombies..? Because they all have completely different mythologies and "world rules", and each one is worth a whole discussion thread to itself.

Here is a question. If a person is bitten by a zombie on a limb, like a hand. Are the done for, or is it possible to avoid infection by amputation if its done quickly enought?

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.

It would be nice if, in the future, thread starters would be more accurate about which kind of zombie they are talk about, because it would put an end to all these threads full of people talking at crossed purposes. Not that I'm trying to cut you down in any way jzday, it's just that these kinds of discussions appear on here quite a lot and they always go the same way.

I automatically assume that we are discussing Romero zombies because he is the creator of the modern "zombie" and his films were my introduction to the genre. But others have been more influenced by other writers and have a completely different idea of what a "zombie" is, so lets be more specific in future. Just a thought. :)

[Father Time]

I also strongly agree; once you're bitten, you're screwed.

Although when you think about it, being bitten can acually be a good boost in your courage. I mean yeah, you'll probably be depressed that your life is shortened very severely, but it also means you don't have to care whether or not another one bites you (the damage is already done, right?). If your uninfected group had to get to safety, and the only way to do that is for one of them to do something risky and life-threatening, you would have no problem at all to do the task. Even though you would die, your memory will live on forever with the survivors.

*Giggles a little* Your outlook on being infected by a zombie reminds me alot of what the Hitchhiker's guide has to say about being stuck with no chance of rescue:


What to do if you find yourself stuck with no hope of rescue: Consider yourself lucky that life has been good to you so far. Alternatively, if life hasn't been good to you so far, which given your present circumstances seems more likely, consider yourself lucky that it won't be troubling you much longer.


You should try getting a job writing for the guide! :drinking:

[Metrostorm]

lol i like ur signature hahahahahaha. who is romer:drool:o?

[dualshock71]

lol i like ur signature hahahahahaha. who is romer:drool:o?

George Romero, I'd imagine; creator of the "Dead" films.

[Metrostorm]

ah. i see. in his films the dead spontaneously regenerate. no virus. or was it because of radiation. i forget. lol its in my car, i rented it from giant eagle like two months ago. still havent returned it lol....... oops

[Boozbie]

Ok one thing for sure is im gonna beat the hell outof the zombie that bit me and tbreak its neck or something and get even with that son of a b*itch

[dualshock71]

Ok one thing for sure is im gonna beat the hell outof the zombie that bit me and tbreak its neck or something and get even with that son of a b*itch

Eh....breaking its neck might not be the best idea. Still, so long as you went as well, you'd be killing two zombies as you went; better than most.

[Jimmy]

The only way to save yourself is to not get bitten. Once you're bitten, all bets are off.

[mattifikation]

Well.

Romero zombies get smarter. Is it possible that eventually they would completely regain their humanity? What a b*tch that would be for all the poor saps that got their limbs chopped off while trying to eat somebody!

Anyways, if that was the case, I'd say I'd have to be a real jerk about things. I'd try to come up with some plan to secure myself a food source for the next however many years and see what happens if I wait it out....

Or in other words, "see how the other half lives."

[Zombie Buffet]

First, I would take out the zombie that bit me. After that, I would say my goodbyes to my group, say my prayers, and then introduce a bullet to my infected brains.....:lol:

[fester_hicks]

WHAT TO DO IF BITTEN???

to quote a song

"click click BOOM"

[zombieuprising]

idk tho, it might be fun to be a zombie.

[mattifikation]

Maybe I'd start biting people before I turned. That'd be an interesting plot twist in a movie; guy goes insane from knowing what he's about to become, so he just runs around biting people for the hell of it.

[zombieuprising]

But would they turn since He is not technically a zombie yet?:guns:

[fester_hicks]

idk tho, it might be fun to be a zombie.

YEAH, what the hell, it probably WOULD be fun...and it's not like you would know!

[Tripoli]

With no cure for the zombie infection aren't you suposta just shoot them?

[zombieuprising]

what to do if bitten? cry... or laugh lol

[Eknytz]

Holy Sh*t! this forum section got unlocked!!!!

but to be relevant to the topic i'd shoot myself once I started feeling sleepy from the infection.

[zombieuprising]

Well.

Romero zombies get smarter.

Like in Land of the dead when the zombies figure out how to shoot guns:x

[fester_hicks]

if bitten? Id kiss the nearest girl, go have a decent meal and take a long walk... and leave instructions to shoot me on sight if seen again

[Undead Ryan]

If you just got bitten by a zombie and managed to get away what would you do? Would you just kill yourself or have a friend do it or would you accept it and were curious as to how the other side lived and let yourself turn and join the army of the undead?

I think if it were me i would have a friend shoot me in the head. I don't want to be wandering around when i'm dead. Thats just me, there might be people who would, if bitten allow themselves to turn into a zombie.

Sorry if there has been a thread on this before i just looked at the thread topics and didn't see one along the lines of what i was thinking.

[kanUsurvive]

I'd like to see what it would be like on the other side. Most likely you wouldn't even realize it. So I would just have a friend shoot me in the head. If no friend was around I would shoot myself. Or maybe jump off something high enough to kill me. If I jumped it probably wouldn't destroy my brain. Then I would just be a crippled zombie laying on the sidewalk.

[Darkness]

http://www.allthingszombie.com/forums/showthread.php?t=15744

[homelitexl]

“Slashmatrix” I am not sure what you disagree with. If “bite = infection” then “infection = death”. I can understand some of you confusion, NotLD original the problem was believed to be caused by radioactive virus from the Venus probe returning to earth (or just radiation). In DotD original the exact cause isn’t covered but they did give us a great catch phrase, “When there’s no more room in hell.”

Back to your post, “Blood poisoning can take a while to get to the heart”. The blood poisoning you are talking about does not attack the heart but the BRAIN, this is why the brain must be destroyed to stop the ghoul.

“Anyway, making any assumptions during a crisis could have tragic consequences.” I have to agree with this. However, “Gives your buddy a chance to survive.” No thank you. This is the reason a Zombie Outbreak stands a chance of happening in the first place. Failing to act swiftly will allow the ghouls to procreate more of their kind.

“Gives you a chance to see just how fast the infection spreads.” Why? There is no cure. Another member (Victor Clark) suggested using the recently bitten as a sacrificial distraction (my words). What a HARD BASTARD! (Said with respect) I want that person on my team, sounds like he has the will to survive.

dude i would imediatly take a chainsaw to it and burn it shut and pour bourbon on it if it was a limb torso neck or head your boned and should shoot yourself our clean it quickly whiskey might work :poo:

[DarthJoe8]

It might be cool to see how the other side lives, or un-lives. :think: http://www.burningbuilding.com/zombie.htm

:drinking:

[Lian]

I'll just keep fighting until everyone else is safe. Then I might go out in a blaze of glory or take a bottle of Jack find a nice place to sit down and reflect and try real, real hard not to come back after I die. I don't have it in me to kill myself, too much drive to go forward, and who knows maybe years of substance abuse has made my body immune?

But by all means I'll let people know I'm infected take precautions to make sure I don't hurt them after I die and just wait it out.

I suppose taking a limb or something might have a small margin for success but unless it becomes a tried and true method of survival the loss of a limb might just be postponing the inevitable till your gimpy self dies at a later date because your missing a leg.:roll:

[homelitexl]

:poo:I'll just keep fighting until everyone else is safe. Then I might go out in a blaze of glory or take a bottle of Jack find a nice place to sit down and reflect and try real, real hard not to come back after I die. I don't have it in me to kill myself, too much drive to go forward, and who knows maybe years of substance abuse has made my body immune?

But by all means I'll let people know I'm infected take precautions to make sure I don't hurt them after I die and just wait it out.

I suppose taking a limb or something might have a small margin for success but unless it becomes a tried and true method of survival the loss of a limb might just be postponing the inevitable till your gimpy self dies at a later date because your missing a leg.:roll:
:poo::poo:


Here here man sounds like a plan excepti would go one further and lock my slef in a room to enjoy my bourbon and rig a shotgun to the door that way if i turned it would shot me when i went through there:evil:

[Lian]

hm...good point. Or I could rig myself a small explosive or something similar to the door. I like the way you think. :)

[homelitexl]

hecl yeah or my last idea make a vest out of grenades and tie all the pins to a string and it'sother end to the wall on a hook when you turn and walk off pulls the pin and you kill all zeds nearby:drinking::poo:

[jagus12]

Well... Kill yourself.. With a gun... Shooting yourself in the head.. That simple :)...

[homelitexl]

or blow your zombie ass up and take a bunch with you nuff said you help the humans

[VideoJunkie]

First, DON'T GET BITTEN! Otherwise, don't be the FIRST to get bitten. Let the guy with the chainsaw get bitten. Seriously, you KNOW he's gonna get bitten. Then you can cut off whatever parts he had bitten, and cauterize the wound with an oxy/acetylene torch. First you'll find out whether amputation works, and second you'll get a break from all that damn chainsaw noise that's been attracting every damn zed in earshot! I call that a win/win scenario. Now you'll have a better idea about what to do when someone who isn't a pain in the ass dies. If the amputation doesn't work, then you'll know it's time to eat a little lead. Otherwise, maybe you do have a chance. If so, every team should carry a torch set and a SHARP machete in their vehicle. I'd rather be a one handed bad ass than worm food, so I'll hope that the amputation theory holds up! Don't expect it to, but I'm hoping!

[Bob]

But VJ what about if you get bitten in the ass?
Or
Even worse what if it was one of the girls from "Grub"??

Would you still want amputation and cauterization.

Oh yea and one more thing, I am shooting the first sob that cranks up a chainsaw for anything but cutting wood.

[VideoJunkie]

But VJ what about if you get bitten in the ass?
Or
Even worse what if it was one of the girls from "Grub"??

Would you still want amputation and cauterization.
First, we agreed to NEVER mention that movie again! :scare: Second, once we're sure that BITE = INFECTION, then once I'm bitten, I don't plan on having to deal with the issue. I assume someone around me will be decent enough to put a bullet in my brain, preferably before I have time to dwell on how much it sucks to get bitten. If I'm alone, then I guess I'll just have to adjust my diet to include more lead.

Oh yea and one more thing, I am shooting the first sob that cranks up a chainsaw for anything but cutting wood.

Acutally homolite had one post that was worth reading. Something about if you're bitten and aren't sure if you're going to turn, you strap grenades to yourself and tie the pins to the wall. If you turn and start to walk away...BOOM!! Of course the rest of his stuff still seems to include a lot of homoerotic references and a serious chainsaw fetish. But hey, to each his own, so let's lay off the poor chainsaw obsessed perv.:loon:

[Bob]

I am still waiting to hear if he has sisters that are pretty and as smart as he.

[homelitexl]

it homelite and i have medical books so amputation the way to go

[homelitexl]

I am still waiting to hear if he has sisters that are pretty and as smart as he.

my sisters six and what that was fruity and dude stay away you crep me out

[Bob]

This is how you PWN someone.


Too bad you don't have any older sisters that are as smart as you.
I could get some red food coloring, paint some stripes then tell them here suck on this giant peppermint stick and they would never question why it was in my pants.

[Necrowerx]

I kinda doubt amputation would work.
In DayotD, I think Sarah (Sara?) did that as an act of desperation, but even she agreed with Rhodes that if it didn't work, she'd be the one to off Miguel personally.

If I was bitten, I don't think I could "sacrifice" myself. I mean, yeah, I'm gonna die, but Jesus, I'm not just gonna let those thing tear me up and eat me alive! Imagine the pain! And it'd be really disgusting.
When the infection started making me feel really, really sick, that's when I'd put a bullet in my head. I wouldn't want to ask a friend to do that - I'd rather leave their conscience as clear as possible and do it myself.

Or see how the other side lives. Hmm...

[homelitexl]

id still try to sterilize the wound. man you never no when i was little i got scarlet fever it played havoc on my heart but i lived and now im immune. if you had the will you could fight the zed virus and become immune anyway its a theory

[jagus12]

id still try to sterilize the wound. man you never no when i was little i got scarlet fever it played havoc on my heart but i lived and now im immune. if you had the will you could fight the zed virus and become immune anyway its a theory

No, its impossible... You cant sterilize the wound, because its not the wound that kills you, is the blood that the zombie leaves in your bloodstream what kills and transforms you in one of those mother****ers... And you cant fight the virus, with any antibiotic or power of will... Once you got bitten... You are ****ing screwed...

[homelitexl]

well then i'm eather amputating or blowing up a bunch of zed's.

[brainbuster]

Here is a question. If a person is bitten by a zombie on a limb, like a hand. Are the done for, or is it possible to avoid infection by amputation if its done quickly enought?

I can't remember this being brought up in any of the movies, but I admit I haven't seen every zombie movie out there.

I think it may be possible,if bitten on the hand cut off at the elbo,if bitten on the forarm cut off at the sholder. Be sure to apply a turniqit before amputation and leave it or else he will bleed to death very quickly. Then scrub the whole area with alcohol then cauderize the chop point.Then bandage him and tie him up,put him in isolation for at least a week, if not showing simpoms by then he MAY be safe. It is far to risky to do this while on the move. It was done on Day of the Dead:clap:

[homelitexl]

not that far at least three inches away i mean my hand get bit i'll replace it with a meat hook.

[Necrowerx]

You gotta remember guys, we're not talking about a slow, bacterial infection of tissue like gangrene, which takes time; we're talking about a viral infection that gets around in the blood stream; you have next to no time to stop that - a few seconds if that, as each beat of the heart is propelling that virus away from the bite area through veins and arteries, up the limb or whatever, to the torso and heart, and through the rest of the body - and into the brain.

Chances are, the only amputation that would definitely work would be to amputate yer head. :lol:

[homelitexl]

the first incesion would slow blood flow and possibly reverse it.

[mattifikation]

Not enough, though.

If you're bit, you're done. It doesn't get any simpler than that.

[UNDEAD FRED]

stick your head betwen your legs, and kiss your ass goodbye

[MFISH618]

You know, I've been thinking about this.
And now I'm certain it's inevidable. IT WILL HAPPEN PEOPLE.
So, if you get bit....you're toast and I'll whack you so fast, you won't have time to soil your britches.!.!.

[DADOFTHEDEAD]

id have as much fun as i can,while i could still remember it..:evil:

[MFISH618]

id have as much fun as i can,while i could still remember it..:evil:

I'd whack you...post haste.

[homelitexl]

your creeoing me out uh you wont be in my group.

[Bob]

MFISH618

You have the same idea VJ and I do.
The last and greatest act of friendship would be to keep you from having to commit suicide.
Just make it fast, don't give me time to embarrass myself.

[MFISH618]

MFISH618

You have the same idea VJ and I do.
The last and greatest act of friendship would be to keep you from having to commit suicide.
Just make it fast, don't give me time to embarrass myself.

Thanks man.
Why beat around the bush. If you're bitten, adios.

[Ash in Housewares]

I would get some supplies to my fellow survivors as long as possible.

doing suicide missions through zombie hordes.

but hell, if someone else gets bitten, he gets decapitated.

[VideoJunkie]

I would get some supplies to my fellow survivors as long as possible.

doing suicide missions through zombie hordes.

but hell, if someone else gets bitten, he gets decapitated.

Shop Smart. Shop S Mart!

Depends on how long it takes someone to turn. I suppose if it takes several hours or days, it might be worth sticking around to help a little longer. Would kinda suck though! Personally, if someone gets bitten I say end it quick enough that the horror of the situation doesn't have time to sink in!

[Bob]

If we are in a fire fight with raiders and I get bitten by a random zed I will want to fight as long as possible otherwise cap me and get it over.

[homelitexl]

give me some whiskey, numb the wound then i'll cut it off just hope it works.
if it doesn't then well i'll run into a horde right before i turn with a stick of dynamite or a grenade.

[Bob]

HomeliteXL

What if they bite you on the butt?

[homelitexl]

what butt it's a family curse we have flat ass's they cant bite me.

[Bob]

Ok how about the chest then...

[homelitexl]

my trooper uniform and a metal plate would block the bite.

[Creeping Death]

I think it may work.
And this was done in George Romero's 1985 classic: Day of the Dead

[Krazymouse]

suicide bomber attacks. Attract zombies. Then blow yourself up. :)

[homelitexl]

or go to dr homelite

[Creeping Death]

I second the attract as many zombies as you can, and blow yourself up with a grenade idea. :evil:

[Comander Shaw]

I second the attract as many zombies as you can, and blow yourself up with a grenade idea. :evil:

That seems like a job forRobert, Wes, or Walton.:evil:

[JJkotz]

well...let's see...yea ur pretty much screwed the whole way unless U amputate. If ur bitten on the head or torso ur really screwed, no turnin back there, if U amputate ur going to kill urself either way. Ide probably just commit suicide with an axe and been done with it all :axe: :loon:

[Findecan]

If I had a blade with me and my buddy got bitten on the hand, I'd forget about cutting off the arm and just cleave his skull!

[Cbump the zombie slayer]

no i dont think that it is cause the blood travels very fast so by the time you even got out the machete. plus the person probably wont even tell untill it is to late so just shoot them.:evil::zom3::rock::rock:

[Creeping Death]

no i dont think that it is cause the blood travels very fast so by the time you even got out the machete. plus the person probably wont even tell untill it is to late so just shoot them.:evil::zom3::rock::rock:

Leave them behind.
Don't waste the ammo.

[DarthJoe8]

Leave them behind.
Don't waste the ammo.

This offends me. :roll: leave your friend behind.....and don't waste the ammo...

[Dagnammit]

Fscking PANIC!!!!!!!!!!

It's what we'd all do, admit it. :lol:

[DarthJoe8]

Bend over grab your ankles and kiss your ass goodbye!! :lol:


:drinking:

[VideoJunkie]

I'm thinking that the time it takes to show signs of infection would be a clue as to whether or not amputation would work. I don't mean the time to turn into a zed, but the time to show the first sign of infection. If symptoms appear in the first few minutes, then forget it! You're just FUBAR! But what if it takes a few hours to begin showing symptoms and even longer to change into a zed. That would indicate that the Z-Factor that causes the change takes longer to infect us than we've been assuming. That information would be a strong indication that amputation might be effective in combating the spread of the Z-Factor, and prevent a bite victim from turning.

The longer it takes to start showing signs of infection, the more confidence I'd have in the amputation idea. I don't really think this would work, but I'd be willing to try it out, rather than just offing a friend who'd been bitten. That's assuming we're in a position where we have the luxury of time and resources to make such an experiment realistic. Out in the field with zeds all around we'd just have to put the poor SOB out of his misery. We can't jeapordize everyone on some one in a million longshot!

[Ball Tripper]

I think the ammount of time it takes for a person to turn into a zombie would be completly irrilevent to the success of an amputation. Even if a small ammount of virus enters the body through a bite on the finger, that small ammount of virus would be in the blood stream and reproducing through out the entire body. Even if it takes several days for the virus to replicate enough to produce symptoms, it only takes seconds for the virus to spread past the area of entry and through out the body.

Amputation would have to be within SECONDS of the bite for it to be effective. And if you are carrying a bladed weapon capeable of doing the job, it probably has zombie blood on it anyway.

[Bob]

Just shoot me...

[bootsy]

all these theorys are good but why not capture a zed and get it to bite an animial eg chimp that is close to human that way you can see how long the transformation takes then you could go from there with the amputation or execution theory:evil:

[Ball Tripper]

Unless the zombies are so slow and clumsy that they would pose so little a threat as to make the experiment a moot point, then I would not want to try dicking around capturing one.

Also, where are you going to find a chimp? Chimps can be pretty vicious. It would probably kick your ass if you tried getting a zombie to bite it. If I managed to capture a chimp in the zpaw, I'd probably want to keep it around for lulz untill I got hungry enough.

[bootsy]

true but the chimp was just an example you could use what evers convenient eg sheep or pig and if you dont want to "dick around" with a living zombie im sure a freshly killed zombies blood and other fliuds eg saliva would still make a good way to test you theorys.:)

[Ball Tripper]

Thats true....

Kinda like in 28 days later. If I was in a well defended, well supplied fortress and was looking at an extended siege I might wanna try a few things out so I could better understand my enemy. I would feel really guilty stabbing a chimp with a dead zombie's canine tooth. I wouldn't feel that guilty doing it to Steve though. There is always a Steve in the group, and it's only a matter of time untill he ****s up and gets somebody killed.

So lets prick his finger on a zombie tooth and then cut off his arm. And wait a few days to see if he turns into a zombie. And if he doesn't then amputation would be viable to atleast try if you have the means to quarantine them as a back up.

[Darkness]

"Ball Tripper, we DO NOT talk about killing LIVING HUMANS in this forum." :naughty:

[Ball Tripper]

I never said anything about explicitly killing anybody. Just infecting them with zombification stuff. And chopping off their arm....

[Darkness]

I never said anything about explicitly killing anybody. Just infecting them with zombification stuff. And chopping off their arm....

"Yeah, like THAT wouldn't 'kill' them." :loon:

[Ball Tripper]

Well that was the whole point of the experiment, we wouldn't really know if it would kill them or not.

[Cbump the zombie slayer]

Wat you do is fight till you are about to turn then blow your head off

[Darkness]

"I have come to the conclusion that this topic can not be discussed with out the mentioning of Self-Mutilation, Suicide and/or Murder. So I regret to say, I have to put it out of it's misery. Nothing personal."


"Wave Bye-Bye." :)

[fomyowen]

:evil:How would you do it?:evil:
probably one of the most hardest sacrifices ever, but it is survival.

[Zombie_215]

I would shoot him, I would expect him to do the same for me.

[Birdman44]

I don't know how i would do it exactly but i would have to kill him eventually when he becomes a zombie.

[Victor Clark]

I would give him/her the choice when their bitten to decide whether to kill themselves, or wait until being zombified to be shot. I don't want to be a murderer, and I would like to be given that choice if I end up being infected.

[UNDEAD FRED]

Like in that great zombie movie Land of the Dead, Fox told Cholo, " Its your call bro."

[Pixel]

Like in that great zombie movie Land of the Dead, Fox told Cholo, " Its your call bro."


^^^^^^^^That movie was awesome.

If my best friend was bitten by a Zed then id kill the Zombie that bit him and then wait until he turned and kill him.

[konahanduri]

if my friend was bitten... most likely pixel above me... then id wait for him to turn and let him bite me... and consume the brains of the living wiv him lol :drinking:

[retro zombie killer]

I'd drug my friend and then lock him/her up and wait for him/her to turn and then kill him or her when they were a zombie.

[theT00L]

if bitten your done. end of story for you..

[Lowrie Productions]

yeah i cant see any way round it.

once bitten really the only thing to do is shoot yourself or get a friend to do it....in saying that I dont know if I could shoot my friend.

Dan

[hotlead]

Well, if a bottle was handy I'd kill that first.......and if my friend was bitten, I'd let him kill it :drinking:

Then it's time for a copper and lead injection :cry:

[Krazymouse]

best solution for me. I probly would have a base set up and a procedure for this. I will first
1) have dug a giant hole
2) Order the man to be put into the hole
3) The man has a revolver with ONE bullet. He can put himself out of his own misery or....
4) The man zombifies, and now, you have one zombie pet :)

[mattifikation]

That sounds like WAY too much effort.

If somebody gets bit, you shoot them. I don't care who it is. Your mom, your best friend, your girlfriend, Jessica Alba, yourself, whoever.

Infected = Bullet fodder. Period.

[Birdman44]

That sounds like WAY too much effort.

If somebody gets bit, you shoot them. I don't care who it is. Your mom, your best friend, your girlfriend, Jessica Alba, yourself, whoever.

Infected = Bullet fodder. Period.

Or you could save a bullet and poison them without them knowing. Might keep them more calm as they're heading to their unknown fate. Seams humane to me anyways if not then just put a bullet in them when they turn or when they're in the late stages of becoming a zombie.

[zombie]

It's in a comic. A fat guy gets bitten in the leg so they saw it off. You could get gangreen from that though.

[ZachM16]

If you have been bitten than you have no chance even with quick amputation. According to Max Brooks you have about 23 hours until reanimation.

[Undead in Vienna]

Naw, I think you'd be SOL. I found it interesting that in the second book of the Morningstar Strain series, "Thunder and Ashes," one soldier (Stiles) was found to be immune to the bug. It looks like there's gonna be a third book in this series because the book ends with talk about using his blood for a vaccine. If this worked in "I Am Legend," then it should work for Morningstar too.

Best,
Undead in Vienna:drool:

[mattifikation]

I will eat your sausages.

[jagus12]

Well, if you are bitten, you are ****ed... If someone else is bitten, someone else is ****ed...
Simple enough :)

[Evil Pug]

It worked for Pvt. Miguel Salazar! :evil:
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b38/lcple3/antone_2.jpg

[Bob]

Here is the definitive answer as to what to do if you are bitten.
Control the bleeding.
Help your team survive the encounter.
When the situation is in hand ask a trusted friend to do what is needed.
If no one will man or woman up and do it, put as much distance between you and the group as possible.
When you feel youself becoming weak or feverish and don't think you can go on, find an intact building. Make sure the building has no strategic importance.
Go inside, sit against a wall, make peace with your God, put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye. There is no reprieve

[Chaos Nightbringer]

Depending on how fast the virus moves, you could possibly put a tourniquet on an elbow or shoulder to keep infected blood from moving on, but you'll probably lose your hand to the virus or lack of blood. If your arm is zombified, I'd recomend keeping on that tourniquet, but you'll have no pain in that arm. or any feeling.

But you would have to do all of this very fast. Once you're bitten, you have anywhere from an hour to a minute, or possibly several hours. But that's up until the final infection when the virus stops your heart and brain. But you're gambling with a lot, and I'd recomend freezing yourself or giving your fellow survivors a tearful goodbye and walk off and eat a bullet. If you freeze yourself the zombies will leave you alone and if you do recover and unfreeze, you will probably live.

All in all, it's pretty much just a gamble. Sorry.

[xolya]

Here is the definitive answer as to what to do if you are bitten.
Control the bleeding.
Help your team survive the encounter.
When the situation is in hand ask a trusted friend to do what is needed.
If no one will man or woman up and do it, put as much distance between you and the group as possible.
When you feel youself becoming weak or feverish and don't think you can go on, find an intact building. Make sure the building has no strategic importance.
Go inside, sit against a wall, make peace with your God, put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye. There is no reprieve

lol nicely put.

[Birdman44]

Depending on how fast the virus moves, you could possibly put a tourniquet on an elbow or shoulder to keep infected blood from moving on, but you'll probably lose your hand to the virus or lack of blood. If your arm is zombified, I'd recomend keeping on that tourniquet, but you'll have no pain in that arm. or any feeling.

But you would have to do all of this very fast. Once you're bitten, you have anywhere from an hour to a minute, or possibly several hours. But that's up until the final infection when the virus stops your heart and brain. But you're gambling with a lot, and I'd recomend freezing yourself or giving your fellow survivors a tearful goodbye and walk off and eat a bullet. If you freeze yourself the zombies will leave you alone and if you do recover and unfreeze, you will probably live.

All in all, it's pretty much just a gamble. Sorry.

Sorry man but im pretty sure freezing yourself would kill you. Noone can survive being frozen. As for a tourniquet I'm not sure if theres any way to tie one tight enough to completely stop blood flow from an appendage. However i think that if its just a bite on the flesh a quick amputation may solve your problem before it gets to the bloodstream.

[50 cal]

Yo would probably have a little bit of time to amputate the infected limb. It takes a little of time for the blood to circulate from a limb back to your trunk.

Me personally? If I was bitten I would load up as many mags as I could, load them into a vest and go out and wax as many as I could before either running out of ammo or getting over run.

Blaze of Glory would be my last moments.
Nothing says FU! like a smoking hot barrel.:evil:

[RIP]

If I was bitten by a zombie I would:

1. Head to the nearest strip club and try to bang as many hot looking ladies as I could and get drunk as a skunk and then turn into a zombie and eat them all!:drinking::evil:

[basic geometry]

Blood flow during rest averages three to four mL/minute per 100 grams of muscle tissue, but may increase to 80 mL/minute or more during exercise. So by saying this I would say if resting you might be able to amputate but I would do from the shoulder. But if your adrenaline is really pumping your are basically $%#$^*.

[bleahh]

shoot myself in the head

[homelitexl]

plan b take 12 sticks of tnt and light them walk into the zed horde bam your a hero and your cured but only do this if your a moron or bitten and not around dr homelite for study.

[LMOE]

I think that if you amputate a limb the moment it's bitten, you'll have a chance of surviving. So better keep a clean machete at your side. In the Zombie Survival Guide, it states that amputees had a 10% chance of surviving.

But if you're too late, or don't have the guts to do it, then try to be as useful to your group as possible. You're bitten what else you have to lose? You can do stuff you would never even thought of. If you someone needs to run into the horde to find the keys for the truck, it's your time to shine.

[homelitexl]

no dude thats a good idea but hey if your going to turn why not go one step further and blow up the zed horde with you.

[badbrojack]

Once bitten your screwed...but we could try to put bleach on it like bud doeas in dotd 2004, then be half zombie, lol. nahhh....i'd rather go out as a human with my dignity and honour than turn to the other side as a zed. I'd take that round out ma pocket i'd been saving for myself, and put it where it's needed...or if i had grenades or any explosives....i'd run into a horde and take as many of the ****ers wiv me as possible...

[poke2000]

Id make it easier for my group to get away, Then get on my 1000lb mecha doggie and push the self destruct. That includes my pet chicken.:evil:

[JakAttak]

umm amputation it worked in prototype but i'd take down as many as i can and save one bullet. but if it was like RAGE i'd just shoot myself because then you change in seconds

[homelitexl]

invest in a gas powured chopsaw for the amputation,

[JakAttak]

that would be very messy and also cool i like your style

[Birdman44]

invest in a gas powured chopsaw for the amputation,

Always bringin' chainsaws into this :lol:. I'de say stick around and kill as many zombies as you can. Then, being as I wouldn't kill myself, leave your weapon on you where it will be secure and easily spotted by the next person to come along and blow your head off. Wouldn't you love to be that guy with the opportunity to get a possibly good weapon by killing a zed and looting him? I know I would :).

[ZombieBoy]

In my knowledge of Zombies, and blood vessels, the virus would be spreading too fast through your veins and ultimately going back to your heart (good luck amputating that) that an amputation wouldn't do any good in the case of a zombie uprising.

[homelitexl]

pull the pin

[ShotGunGuy93]

It was attempted in Day of the Dead. I don't remember the soldier's name.

House of the Dead 2 as well..

[AZombieAttack]

I disagree, it depends on what is causing the undead situation. First, we'll assume that we are discussing what has come to be known in THIS day and age as the a-typical zombie, and that a bite = infection. But, infection how? If it is purely viral then there is little hope. But, what if it is bacterial, chemical, or parasitic. Blood poisoning can take a while to get to the heart, then you're done for. Same for some blood-borne infections, that's why you look for those creeping little red lines after a serious wound. Once again, it gets to your heart, you're dead. Not all parasites can be seen with the naked eye. Take toxoplasmosis, for example.

An indicator may be how long it takes the average person to change after infection. If the infection immediately coursed its way through the system, the infected would change in as little as a few seconds to a couple of minutes. However, if it takes a few hours or more to change from one bite, then there might be a chance for amputation to work. However, amputation by an inexperienced individual would most likely result in the death of the infected anyway.

Anyway, making any assumptions during a crisis could have tragic consequences. Besides, amputating a comrade:

1. Gives your buddy a chance to survive.
2. Gives you a chance to see just how fast the infection spreads.

You bring up some very good points here, good post.

[Manus]

I'll take this question a step further. What if you were bitten... but nothing happened?
Depends on what type of of zombie we're talking about. Romero's, I'd think that maybe God just loves you a whole lot. Personally, I've done some writing, and I've developed an alternate type of zombie. Still human, it's technically a human-body shell being controlled by a parasite which releases chemicals to stimulate the brain and control the body. if it was this type, I'd figure that through some miracle, you're body had somehow destroyed the parasite.

[Manus]

shoot myself in the head
What, no curiosity to see how a zombie thinks? Or feels? To see it from their side?

[homelitexl]

who would want to dude i think i would just take my double barrel to my own head and save you the time in that case

[AZombieAttack]

Yeah in that scenario I would not want to assist in the destruction of the human race, however I would have to ask someone else to do the deed if I were bitten.

[homelitexl]

thatas wat im sayin dude

[Krazymouse]

If I can treat it immediately
Get out my machete, slice off that chunk of body that was bitten. If my arm was bitten, I would slice off the entire top of it. Painful, but it would work. Also, I know how to handle amputations (volunteer work at hospitals) and how to treat them... somewhat.

But If not treatable immediately, Chug Antibiotics and sterilize the wound. Quarantine myself from group. When I begin to get sick, I shoot my self. Simple.

[mattifikation]

I highly doubt you would be able to chop off your own entire arm with a machete. Between the angle of attack, the thickness of the bone in your arm, and the fact that you are not John McClane I just don't see it happening.

[AZombieAttack]

I highly doubt you would be able to chop off your own entire arm with a machete. Between the angle of attack, the thickness of the bone in your arm, and the fact that you are not John McClane I just don't see it happening.

This is true...I would bet after one good chop and you didnt even get through the limb....your desire to keep trying will stop.... bite the bullet,,,literally