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Venomous Snake Bites: Symptoms & First Aid
1. Signs or symptoms of a snake bite may vary depending on the type of snake, but may include:
- Puncture marks at the wound
- Redness, swelling, bruising, bleeding, or blistering around the bite
- Severe pain and tenderness at the site of the bite
- Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea
- Labored breathing (in extreme cases, breathing may stop altogether)
- Rapid heart rate, weak pulse, low blood pressure
- Disturbed vision
- Metallic, mint, or rubber taste in the mouth
- Increased salivation and sweating
- Numbness or tingling around face and/or limbs
- Muscle twitching
2. First Aid
Workers should take these steps if a snake bites them:
- Seek medical attention as soon as possible (dial 911 or call local Emergency Medical Services [EMS]).
+ Antivenom is the treatment for serious snake envenomation. The sooner antivenom can be started, the sooner irreversible damage from venom can be stopped.
+ Driving oneself to the hospital is not advised because people with snakebites can become dizzy or pass out.
- Take a photograph of the snake from a safe distance if possible. Identifying the snake can help with treatment of the snakebite.
Keep calm.
- Inform your supervisor.
- Apply first aid while waiting for EMS staff to get you to the hospital.
+ Lay or sit down with the bite in a neutral position of comfort.
+ Remove rings and watches before swelling starts.
+ Wash the bite with soap and water.
+ Cover the bite with a clean, dry dressing.
+ Mark the leading edge of tenderness/swelling on the skin and write the time alongside it.
3. Do NOT do any of the following:
- Do not pick up the snake or try to trap it. NEVER handle a venomous snake, not even a dead one or its decapitated head.
- Do not wait for symptoms to appear if bitten, get medical help right away.
- Do not apply a tourniquet.
- Do not slash the wound with a knife or cut it in any way.
- Do not try to suck out the venom.
- Do not apply ice or immerse the wound in water.
- Do not drink alcohol as a painkiller.
- Do not take pain relievers (such as aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen).
- Do not apply electric shock or folk therapies.

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There are a lot of myths that circulate in literature and classrooms about snakebite management. Most are not helpful and, in some cases, make the patient feel worse. The following are some things that should not be done while managing a pit viper snakebite victim.

1. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE SNAKE/CUT OFF THE HEAD AND BRING IT TO THE HOSPITAL! Decapitated heads maintain a bite reflex for up to 90 minutes after death and can still bite and envenomate you!

2. DO NOT CUT THROUGH THE BITE MARKS AND ATTEMPT TO SUCK OUT THE VENOM! Cutting increases tissue damage to an area already infiltrated with digestive enzymes and potentially introduces bacteria into the wound. The venom is injected deep into the tissue and will not retract by trying to suck it out.

3. DO NOT USE A COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE SUCTION DEVICE! As stated above, the injection of venom is intramuscular = the venom is not going to be sucked out! All you will do is give the patient a large bruise.

4. DO NOT APPLY A TOURNIQUET OR CONSTRICTING BAND! These are commonly misapplied, even in a simulated setting following provider instructions and training. Even if applied correctly, it will likely localize all the venoms’ digestive enzymes and hasten tissue damage.

5. DO NOT USE HEAT OR COLD THERAPY! Snake venom proteins are highly stable and temperature resistant. Prolonged cold therapy is absolutely contraindicated, as it is known to cause worsened tissue injury and permanent disability. Cold can be used sparingly over a minute or less for pain management, but longer than this may be detrimental.

6. DO NOT USE ELECTRICAL SHOCK TREATMENT! Doing so does not “neutralize” the venom, as was thought. Cauterization of the fang tracks seals in the venom and intensifies the action of the injected enzymes. The local tissue burn damage from the electrical shock is painful and may also cause further infection.

7. DO NOT LET THE PATIENT TAKE ANY NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY MEDICATIONS! Current management guidelines for pit viper envenomations recommend against the use of NSAIDs for pain control due to concern for platelet dysfunction and a resulting coagulopathy.

Snake bites should always be treated as an emergency 🐍📱. If you or someone you know is bitten, make sure you're not in danger and then promptly call an ambulance.

is an important medical EMERGENCY and cause of hospital admission. It may result in the death or chronic disability of many active younger people, especially those involved in farming and plantation work, if not given immediate treatment.
However, not all snake bites are fatal. A majority of snakes are not poisonous.
Poisonous Snakes
• Cobra
• Copperhead
• Coral snake
• Cottonmouth (water moccasin)
• Rattlesnake
• Various snakes found in zoos
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS
Depend on the type of snake, but may include:
• Bleeding from wound
• Blurred vision
• Burning of the skin
• Convulsions
• Diarrhea
• Dizziness
• Excessive sweating
• Fainting
• Fang marks in the skin
• Fever
• Increased thirst
• Collapse (hypotension, shock)
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Severe headache
• “Heaviness” of the eyelids
• Inappropriate drowsiness
TREATMENT
First aid treatment is carried out immediately or very soon after the bite before the patient reaches a dispensary or hospital.
• Reassure the victim who may be very anxious.
• Immobilize the whole of the patient’s body by laying him/her down in a comfortable and safe position. Make sure to immobilize the bitten limb with a splint or sling.
• Apply pressure if necessary.
• Avoid any interference with the bite wound (incisions, rubbing, vigorous cleaning, massage, application of herbs or chemicals) as this may introduce infection, increase absorption of the venom, and increase local bleeding.
• Bring the patient to the hospital.
• Antivenom is the only effective antidote for snake venom.
DONTS
• Do not make the patient tired.
• Do not use tourniquet.
• Do not use ice pack on the bite marks.
• Do not puncture, pinch, or scrape bitten area.
• Do not suck in venom from the patient’s open wound.
• Do not give medication not prescribed by the doctor.
• Do not elevate the wound at the same level or higher than the chest/heart area