Just so it's completely clear:
1) Don't cut the wound trying to get the poison out.
You may not be envenomated, but if you are, and
if you are a healthy, non-allergic, adult, you can
probably survive the poison. Keep the limb low so
the poison has to work its way uphill.
2) Don't ice the wound.
3) DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT, use a tourniquet on the wound,
and DO NOT bind the wound above and/or below with an ACE
bandage. This was at one time thought to keep the poison
localized, so it didn't get to the core body organs, but
the down side is that the poison concentrates in the bitten
and bound limb. The concentration of poison in this area,
coupled with the lower blood supply due to the binding,
WILL cause the limb to rot. It turns black and falls off,
or has to be amputated. People have lost feet, and more,
this way, so DO NOT bind.
>>liver can survive the snake poison. Let it run its course.
>>Anti venom is available, but it's expensive, takes 100+
>>doses, and some people are allergic to the horse-based serum.
>>Rehydrate bite victims extensively to dilute the poison. Keep
>>patient quiet, and keep bit limb below the level of the heart
>>if possible.
>>
>>Treatment:
>> non-poisonous: scrub wound w/ povodine-iodine prep pad,
>> apply NeoSporin.
>>
>> poisonous: treat for shock. dress wound with NeoSporin.
>> try to keep bite below heart level. NO ICE, NO CUT, NO
>> CONSTRICTION!
>>
>>
>>DISCLAIMER: WARNING! WARNING! WARNING!
>>
>> Use this info at your own risk.
>>
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