I had my snake bite training last week. If you live out in the sticks, you better hope the snake doesn't give you a full dose.
Also I was shocked at the estimated number of venomous snakes they think are in the state as pets.
i guess i should share what they told me....
-Don't suck out the poison
-Don't cut off circulation to bite
-Don't make an incision to try to drain the poison
-stay calm and keep pulse down
-get to a hospital as soon as possible
-keep the bite site below your level of your heart
-you most likely will get 15 to 25 vials of anti-venom before you get better
-try to kill the snake and bring it with you to the hospital
-if you can't kill the snake tell someone or write down the type of snake within the first 10 minutes, because after that, you most likely will have a difficult time telling them what happened
Also I was shocked at the estimated number of venomous snakes they think are in the state as pets.
i guess i should share what they told me....
-Don't suck out the poison
-Don't cut off circulation to bite
-Don't make an incision to try to drain the poison
-stay calm and keep pulse down
-get to a hospital as soon as possible
-keep the bite site below your level of your heart
-you most likely will get 15 to 25 vials of anti-venom before you get better
-try to kill the snake and bring it with you to the hospital
-if you can't kill the snake tell someone or write down the type of snake within the first 10 minutes, because after that, you most likely will have a difficult time telling them what happened
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