[at-l] Snake Bite

[icw39@ncfreedom.net (Clark Wright)]

well, maybe it was a microtel instead of a holiday inn express last
night!

thru-thinker

Orange Bug wrote:
> 
> You have to let a coral snake chew on a finger to get envenomation
> going, and they tend to stay down toward the coast, pretty far from the
> AT.
> 
> And I suspect the advice to elevate the bite is incorrect. I believe
> the advice is to immobilize and keep below heart level if at all
> possible, to try to reduce/delay general circulation of hemolytic
> toxins. Part of the concern of a constriction band is the risk of
> clotting beyond the band, adding risk to the situation on arrival to
> the ER. If there hadn't been significant envenomation and a
> constriction band had been applied agressively, a minor injury could
> become very significant.
> 
> One way to immobilize would be to wrap the extremity in mattress pad
> (inflatable or closed cell) and use duct tape to splint further with a
> hiking pole or stick. That will create some general compression without
> resulting in excessive compression/tournequet action.
> 
> And the Gary's examples of drunken men or curious children are the norm
> for snakebite events.
> 
> Bill...
> 
> --- Clark Wright <icw39@ncfreedom.net> wrote:
> > Good post, but there are a couple of additions needed.  First coral
> > snakes are endemic to North Carolina and other states north of
> > Florida.
> ...
> 
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions!
> http://auctions.yahoo.com
> _______________________________________________
> AT-L mailing list
> AT-L@mailman.backcountry.net
> http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/at-l