Snake Bite
• mambas & cobras
The first thing you should do in this case is to try and identify the snake and do not lose your temper.
If you got bitten by these snakes you should know that their venom is paralyzing the nervous system which means your respiratory muscles are affected, leading to lung failure.
How to Help:
1. Apply a tourniquet above the bite but loosen it every half hour so as not to restrict your blood flow completely
2. 2 ampoules of polyvalent snake serum should be injected if available
3. Artificial respiration if necessary
4. Get to a hospital fast as possible
If the venom got in the eyes, first of all, wash out thoroughly with lots of water and if possible, dilute one ampoule of polyvalent serum in the water.
Remember that cutting, sucking, biting, shocking or burning the wound won't help.
• boomslang & twig snake
The first thing you should do is to try and identify the snake first and keep calm.
This venom is haemotoxic and stops the blood from clotting and death will occur if left untreated. It also is slow-acting, effecting 2-4 hours after being bitten.
How to Help:
1. Do not apply a tourniquet
2. Do not inject polyvalent snake serum
3. Get to a hospital as soon as possible
Remember that cutting, sucking, biting, shocking or burning the wound won't help.
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