How will you treat a patient with snake bite?

Move the person beyond striking distance of the snake. Have the person lie down with wound below the heart. Keep the person calm and at rest, remaining as still as possible to keep venom from spreading. Cover the wound with loose, sterile bandage.

What are first 4 steps of treating snake bites?

Keep calm, and follow these steps:

1. Get the person away from the snake.
2. Ensure they rest and help them to stay calm.
3. Call triple zero (000) and ask for an ambulance.
4. Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage (see below).
5. Don’t wash the bite area — venom left on the skin can help identify the snake.

What do hospitals do for snake bites?

At the emergency department you may be given: Antibiotics to prevent or treat developing infections. Medicine to treat your pain. A special type of antivenin depending on the type of snake that bit you and the severity of your symptoms.

What first aid can be given for snake bite?

Immobilize the person completely. Splint the limb to keep it still. Use a makeshift stretcher to carry the person to a place where transport is available to take them to a health facility. Never use a tight arterial tourniquet.

How long do u have to get to the hospital after a snake bite?

Ideally, you’ll reach medical help within 30 minutes of being bitten. If the bite is left untreated, your bodily functions will break down over a period of 2 or 3 days and the bite may result in severe organ damage or death.

Do hospitals carry antivenom?

Dr. McCorkle said most large hospitals have the anti-venom stocked and ready to go. Antivenom can save your life, but it doesn’t come cheap. Each vial costs about $2,500 and treatment requires a few vials on average.

What to do if you are bitten by a venomous snake?

1 Remove any jewelry or watches, as these could cut into the skin if swelling occurs. 2 Keep the area of the bite below the heart in order to slow the spread of venom through the bloodstream. 3 Remain still and calm. If you can, roll over to your side and rest in the recovery position. 4 Cover the bite with a clean, dry bandage.

How can we prevent rattlesnake bites?

Teach children to respect snakes and to leave them alone. Curious children who pick up snakes are frequently bitten. Teach them always to give snakes the right of way to prevent snake bites. Protect animals from being bitten by a rattlesnake.

Is a snake bite considered a medical emergency?

Even so it is best to treat all snake bites as a medical emergency unless one is certain the bite came from a non-venomous snake. Any delay in treatment following the bite of a venomous snake could result in death or serious injury. Different species of venomous snakes carry different types of venom.

Do all venomous snakes deliver a dry bite?

Venom delivery is voluntary — snakes squeeze their venom blands with muscles to deliver venom. All venomous snakes could deliver dry bites. Estimates show that 20-25\% of all pit viper bites and 50\% of Coral Snake bites are dry bites.