Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites

[pearlie Member Find all posts View Profile Close pearlie]

Re: Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites

very, very carefully.. 8) 8) :!: :!:

[Chippy Addicted PP Member Find all posts View Profile Close Chippy]

Re: Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites

Just another hint about snake bites, it is really useful to get a photo of the snake and the snake bite site if at all possible.
Cheers

Just one question, how do you get the snake to pose ?

If its female just tell it that its butt looks great in that skin ..... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Cheers
Chippy

[fishfinder Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close fishfinder]

Re: Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites

[quote="ntpryce"]Three things I always carry in the Prado in case of an emergency medical situation:

1. Personal EPIRB
2. Quality First Aid Kit
3. Water (5-10L)

/quote]

4 . alcohol :lol:

[OldGreyGuy Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close OldGreyGuy]

Re: Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites

Three things I always carry in the Prado in case of an emergency medical situation:

1. Personal EPIRB
2. Quality First Aid Kit
3. Water (5-10L)

/quote]

4 . alcohol :lol:

The alcohol is probably what causes most emergency medical situations in the first place.

Looking at where ntpryce is located the above three items are probably mandatory as well as some rope for restraining stray crocs.

[pearlie Member Find all posts View Profile Close pearlie]

Re: Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites



1. Inland Taipan
2. Common Brown
3. Coastal Taipan

FYI Australia owns 23 out of the top 25 venomous snakes, Qld owns 19 of those!! Just don't play with them! :!: !

[KybraBoss Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KybraBoss]

Re: Must know stuff.. first aid and snake bites

another good hint is when wrapping the wound put a coin/rock/anything that will show over the bite site. this allows the doctors to go directly to the bite site without removing the bandages.
90 percent of people bitten by snakes are trying to kill them.

never kiss a snake... the only treatment for a bite on the face is a torniquet around the neck :lol: :lol: :lol:

there are worse things in a snakes mouth than venom, you think about what they eat, rats etc. and how they eat them... head first so the last thing that goes through their mouth is the bum, so their mouth is a breeding ground of nasties, so even if you think you know snakes get medical assistance and make sure you ask for a tetnus shot, this goes for goannas and big lizards as well.