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If you're bitten by a venomous snake:
DO stay calm.
DO call 911 and seek medical attention immediately.
DO remove any jewelry or tight clothing from the bitten area/limb right
away (you'll want it off before the wound and surrounding tissue starts
swelling).
Do NOT cut the bite site, or create any kind of tourniquet around the wound.
Do NOT put ice on the bite.
Do NOT try to suck the venom from the wound.
Do NOT treat the site with rubbing alcohol or medication.
Do NOT wait for swelling, pain or other common symptoms to manifest
themselves before going to the emergency room.
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∙ 13y agoApply a pressure bandage to the bite area - not a tourniquet.
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Should i g to the hospital if i get bit by a cobra?
Yes, If you are bitten by a snake, you should go to the hospital, even if you don't think the snake is venomous. "Try to remember the size, color, and shape of the snake." If the bite is from a venomous snake, you may be given antivenom medication, which can slow down or stop the effects of toxins in the body.
How do you slow down the snakes on mythology?
There is no way to slow down the snakes. Just pick a hole and wait for the red-eyed snake to pop out.
When does the initial treatment of a poisonous-snake bite focus on?
Initially - try to keep the victim calm - anxiety increases the heart-rate - speeding venom through the body. Call an ambulance. In the mean-time, immobilise the bite area. NEVER apply a tourniquet - use a pressure bandage on the wound instead. Sit the casualty down - this will slow their heart-beat. Keep the bite area lower than the heart to slow the spread of venom through the body. Additionally - it would help medical personnel if you can identify the snake that delivered the bite. Knowing the species helps doctors to administer the correct antivenin.
What does it mean when you bite your tougue?
Generally, it means you're eating too quickly. Slow down and enjoy your food.
Is a slow worm a snake?
it is a lizard with no legs there fore it is a snake.
What is the best thing to do for a posonis snake bite if youcant get to a doctor?
1. try and stay calm to slow down the spreading of the venom. 2. keep the bitten body part as low as possible to slow blood flow. 3. if possible, try and suck venom out of it using something that will prevent the venom from entering your mouth in case you have any mild scratches or cuts on your lips/mouth. keep in mind that even if a venomous snake bites, it doesn't mean it injected venom. the snake can decide whether or not to inject venom.
What does the inital treatment of a snake bite focus on?
First - determine whether the snake was actually a venomous species ! If it's a non-venomous snake, the treatment is fairly simple. Clean the wound with water and apply a bandage or clean cloth to the area with a little pressure to help stop any bleeding. If you know it was a venomous snake, apply a pressure bandage to the bite area (NOT a tourniquet !) - to slow down the spread of venom. Immobilize the limb wherever possible, and keep the patient calm. Summon help - or get the casualty to hospital as son as possible. DO NOT CUT the wound or attempt to 'suck out the poison' !
What type of snakes do not squeese or bite?
The dead kind. Sorry to tell you this but the way snakes kill their live pray is by striking at the head, holding on and consricting the body of the prey by squeezing them to where they cannot breathe. However, you can get a snake, such as a corn snake, that is easy to socialize and that you can get used to being handled that will not bite or squeeze when the handler is relaxed and slow. Snakes see heat they bite either because they're scared or because they are hungry.
Who would win a lion or a snake?
A snake because a snake can slither out. Really, if it's a rattlesnake it would win hands DOWN!!! but some snakes are so slow a lion would win. also if the snake was posinous and the lion ate him neather would win
What is the difference between a snake and a sloworm?
A slow worm - is a legless lizard... NOT a snake.
What is slow down?
its when something is slowing down
How dangerous is a slow worm bite?
Highydangerous :( xslow worms are neither slow nore worms , they bite yes but their bite is not very dangerous, as they are no poisonous, they aren't even snakes just lizards with no legs
