Coghlan`s Snake Bite
Kit
A complete, compact kit for the treatment of snake bite
using the constrictor/suction method. Kit includes detailed
instructions, three pliable suction cups, easy to use with one hand
lymph constrictor, scalpel, and antiseptic swab. Measures only 5.7cm in
length, weighs only 28g.
Items in above mentioned kit are meant
for cutting and sucking!! WTF!
No where in the world is it recorded
to use the cut and suck method. NOT even
for Professional Rescuers!!
It is important to remember the following when treating or
responding to a snake bite invenomation!!!
Snake Bite
Invenomations - Symptoms depend on the type of venom injected:
Most adder venom (such as from puffadders) is toxic to tissue
(cytotoxic), especially blood vessels. It causes extreme pain, swelling
of the limb and blistering. An untreated bite may cause death due to
loss of blood, dehydration and secondary infection.
Mamba and
cobra venom are toxic to the nervous system (neurotoxic). Symptoms
include “pins and needles”, dizziness, poor co-ordination, slurred
speech, excessive salivation and drooping eyelids. This is followed by
difficulty in breathing.
Boomslang and vine snake venom are toxic
to blood cells and the blood loses its ability to coagulate
(haemotoxic). Early symptoms include headaches, nausea, diarrhoea,
lethargy, mental disorientation, bruising and bleeding at the site and
all body openings.
The FIRST-AID Treatment for Snake Bite
Invenomations are as follows, and only as follows!!
First Aid
for snakebite
DON'TS:
-Don't use antivenom except in a
hospital environment. Some patients react against antivenom and may go
into anaphylactic shock, a serious condition that requires emergency
medical treatment. Antivenom also needs to be kept refrigerated,
injected correctly (into the bloodstream, not the muscle, and not into
the bite site), and given in sufficiently large quantities to be
effective.
-Don't cut and suck the wound, or use suction cup
devices or electric shocks
-Don't give the patient anything to eat
or drink
-Don't rub potassium permanganate into the wound or soak
the limb in home remedies
Don't try to catch and kill the
snake
DO'S:
-Get everyone well away from the
snake.
-Try to obtain a clear description of the snake. However,
this isn't essential, and you shouldn't waste time looking for it. The
symptoms will give the doctor a good idea of the kind of snake
(neurotoxic etc.), and the severity of the bite.
-Stay calm, and
reassure the person who has been bitten. Fear and anxiety cause an
increase in heart rate, and thus a more rapid spread of venom throughout
the body.
-For neurotoxic and haemotoxic snake bites, it may help
to wrap a crepe or pressure bandage firmly around the area of the bite,
covering the entire limb (from fingertip to armpit; from toe to groin).
Apply hand pressure at the site of the bite until a bandage or strips of
fabric can be obtained.
Keep the person as still as possible and
immobilise the affected limb by binding splints (e.g. straight branches)
to either side of the limb.
If a snake spits into someone's eyes,
rinse with large amounts of water, preferably by holding the head under a
running tap. This will also require treatment at hospital: a drop of
antivenom is placed in the eye.
Observe the person closely and
record any symptoms and the time taken for them to appear.
If the
patient stops breathing, you will need to breathe for them until they
can get expert medical help.
A complete, compact kit for the
treatment of snake bites using the constrictor/suction method. Kit
Contains: detailed instructions, 3 pliable suction cups, easy-to-use
with one hand lymph constrictor, scalpel, and antiseptic swab.
Weight: 1 oz (28
g)
Instructions Download pdf
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