How to first aid if bitten by a poisonous snake in the wild

Updated on healthy 2024-07-07
3 answers
  1. Anonymous users2024-02-12

    If you don't know if the snake that bites a person is venomous, treat it as venomous and start emergency rescue as described below.

    Symptoms: Rattlesnake, copper-spotted snake and beaked snake bites: The pain at the bite increases, the bite quickly swells and changes color. **Spasm. Vertigo. Disgusting. Perspire. Numbness around the mouth.

    Common venomous snake bites: The wound is painful. Perspire. Drowsiness, nausea. Slurred speech. Delirium. Diplopia. Twitch.

    1 Keep the patient calm and still, and if possible, keep the bite below heart level.

    2 Try to identify the type of snake. If you kill the snake, don't break his head. Be careful not to get too close to the snake to avoid getting hurt yourself.

    3 Call the first aid** and report the type of snake that has bitten the person.

    4 Check the patient's airway, breathing, and circulation. If the person is not breathing or has no pulse or heartbeat, start CPR.

    5 If the upper or lower limb is bitten, a strap can be tied over it. Release the strap every 15 30 minutes for 1 2 minutes. If the swelling extends beyond the strap, the strap should be moved up a few inches. Note: If it is a coral snake bite, do not use the strap.

    6 If you believe a venomous snake bite and the bite is less than 5 minutes old and it takes more than 30 minutes for a medical person to arrive, you should cut open the wound and suck out the venom. Cut the wound with a sterilized razor blade and suck out the venom with a suction bottle or mouth. Note:

    Cut along the long axis of the limbs, not the head, neck and torso. Do not swallow the venom and spit it out. If you have a wound in your mouth, don't take the venom.

    If it is a coral snake bite, do not cut it.

    7 Gently wash the wound with soap and water. Do not rub the wound, pat it with a cloth to allow it to dry.

    8 Take off clothing and jewelry near the wound.

    9 Place a clean cloth or bandage over the wound.

    10 To observe whether there is a severe allergic reaction, see the book "Anaphylactic Shock".

    11 If you need to move a sick person, you should carry him and not let him move on his own.

  2. Anonymous users2024-02-11

    After being bitten by a snake, you should treat the wound immediately, there are many types of snakes, we don't know which snake is poisonous, we must treat the wound cleanly when dealing with the wound, otherwise it will be miserable if you are bitten by a poisonous snake. After being bitten by a snake, you must be calmed, and then squeeze out all the blood from the wound, so that the toxins in it do not flow into the body. So what to do if you get bitten by a snake?

    What are the steps to deal with after being bitten by a snake?

    1. Early ligation: The first step after being bitten by a snake is ligation, which is not far from the wound, so that the venous return can be blocked, and it can be loosened every half an hour, but the release time should not be too long, one to two minutes is the most appropriate, and then the wound is rinsed.

    2. Rinse the wound: After ligation, the wound should be rinsed clean, and the dirt on the wound should be removed, you can choose to rinse with water, and if possible, you can also choose potassium permanganate solution to rinse, so that the cleaning effect will be better.

    3. Detoxification: After the wound is flushed, the toxin needs to be discharged, the common detoxification method is sucking, in the wild, there is no condition, you can suck the toxin out by sucking, if the sucker has inflammation or wounds in the mouth, it is easy to cause poisoning, so you must pay attention to whether there is a wound in your mouth when sucking.

    4. Detoxification: In the previous step, as long as a part of the toxins is sucked out, but some toxins are relatively deep, so some drugs need to be injected, otherwise the toxins will invade the whole body after a long time.

    5. Bandaging: The last step is to bandage your wound, although after being bitten by a snake, the wound will be relatively small, but you also need to bandage it well, otherwise it is easy to be infected by bacteria. After the wound is dressed, the dressing should be changed every other day, and the wound will recover completely after a while.

    The above is what to do if you are bitten by a snake, usually go to some places with snakes, snakes are a kind of reptiles, and the speed is relatively fast, if you are bitten by a non-venomous snake, it is better, some poison is more poisonous, and the mortality rate after being bitten is particularly high. If you go to a place where there are many snakes, you must take protective measures to avoid snake bites.

  3. Anonymous users2024-02-10

    If you are accidentally bitten by a snake in the wild, if possible, send Lu Benkuan to the hospital as soon as possible**. After all, being bitten by a scalloped snake can be big or small. Of course, if you find yourself bitten by a snake, you should immediately stay away from the place where you were bitten.

    01 At this time, if the snake bites tightly, use external force. In addition, the basic characteristics of snakes should be remembered, and if possible**, you can save a lot of trouble in the future.

    02 In fact, some friends will become very nervous after being bitten by a snake, so you should stay calm, don't panic, and run. Otherwise, the blood will speed up and the snake venom will enter the human body at a faster rate. It is also necessary to remove various restricted items from the injured part in time, such as rings, bracelets, anklets, etc., so as to avoid subsequent wound swelling, no way to take it out, and secondary injury.

    03 After that, the wound is bandaged with a rope or a strip of cloth and torn into strips. During bandaging, the pulsation of the artery can be felt at the distal end. Generally, the tightness is similar to the tightness of the rubber tube tied in the hospital for blood testing, and it is recommended to loosen the bandage for three minutes every half an hour to an hour to avoid accelerating tissue necrosis.

    After the bandaging is completed, it is necessary to send it to a hospital with snake venom as soon as possible.

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