[at-l] Re: Snake 101

[jbryankramer at msn.com (J Bryan Kramer)]

If you get bitten by a Coral Snake you have really been working very hard at
it. They are secretive, torpid and passive critters and cannot open their
mouth very wide (plus they are small in the first place) and thus cannot
clamp their fangs around most body parts.

"Si vis pacem para bellum"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net
> [mailto:at-l-bounces@mailman.backcountry.net]On Behalf Of Mark Nickerson
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:03
> To: at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Re: Snake 101
>
>
> Would you do anything different for a coral snake bite?
>
> Mark
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "W F Thorneloe" <thornel@attglobal.net>
> To: "Mark Hudson" <hudsom@us.ibm.com>
> Cc: <at-l@backcountry.net>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:53 PM
> Subject: [at-l] Re: Snake 101
>
>
> Well, I was fudging a bit. If it is on your leg or foot,
> immobilize and lie
> down, raise it slightly to take pressure off it. If it is on your hand or
> arm, immobilize it by splinting or pinning it to your shirt, much
> like with
> a broken arm or shoulder separation. The point is to reduce venous return
> of venom, which will occur if the snake envenomated you anyway. Walking
> will pump blood thru the bite on your leg. Swinging your arm will pump
> blood thru the wound.
>
> There are few things I can imagine getting your pulse up like a fang
> sticking in your hand. A Bad Thing has happened and you are going to have
> to improvise, particularly if you are a solo hiker.
>
> OrangeBug
>
> At 11:57 AM 7/31/03 -0400, Mark Hudson wrote:
> >It's been a VERY long time since my last first aid training... but as I
> >last understood it you should lower the bitten area. Did that change?
> >
> >You should also try to keep calm (as in any emergency
> situation), even more
> >so with a snake bite, as jumping around and raising your pulse rate will
> >just spread the venom faster.
>
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