What is it with people not performing CPR in this movie? The boy dies, the dr. comes along, no CPR performed, just using the esthethoscope to confirm what the heart monitor already said, the kid's dead. Same story for the researcher, the heart monitor was showing the guys dead and he's given oxygen instead of CPR!!! and the other dr. comes, uses the esthethoscope to confirm the heart monitor!!! crap!
shareHenry Fonda's character remarks that even two or three stings would be fatal. He compared it to that lethal jellyfish.
CPR wouldn't work! The body has been poisoned with massive amounts of venom.
I recall that is what is so devastating about Africanized bees: They keep attacking and in massive quantities.
From Wikipedia:
Tends to swarm more frequently and go farther than other types of honey bees.
Is more likely to migrate as part of a seasonal response to lowered food supply.
Is more likely to "abscond"—the entire colony leaves the hive and relocates—in response to stress.
Has greater defensiveness when in a resting swarm, compared to other honey bee types.
Guards the hive aggressively, with a larger alarm zone around the hive.
Has a higher proportion of "guard" bees within the hive.
Deploys in greater numbers for defense and pursues perceived threats over much longer distances from the hive.
When these "killer bee" movies were made, they were considered a distant threat. These were "what ifs". However, they have spread faster than predicted. Reading about the creatures is truly creepy; as they spread, they continue taking over colonies by killing the queen, replacing her with their own then mating to create more like themselves.
From Wikipedia:
People who are stung many times by the African honey bees can exhibit serious side effects such as inflammation of the skin, dizziness, headaches, weakness, edema, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting. Some cases even progress to affect different body systems by causing increased heart rates, respiratory distress, and even renal failure.[
It's too bad the script wasn't polished more; actually, none of the "killer bees" movies were. However, they do show the dangers of the "invasion".
(W)hat are we without our dreams?
Making sure our fantasies
Do not overpower our realities. ~ RC
CPR did exist in the 70s.
Where I worked at the time of this movie the training was voluntary.
Later employment had the training being required annually.