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by wickedwillie on July 28th, 2004

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What should you do after being bitten by a venomous snake?

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  • by Miranda on August 1st, 2004

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    I applaud the quality of Kat's research and think it is wonderful that this forum exists for sharing our knowledge. On matters such as these, where lives are concerned, we of course must rely upon the sources we locate and then use our common-sense: mine was Australian-based. Australian sites certainly do not suggest suction, as seen at: http://www.cyh.com/cyh/kids/main.html?topic_id=1535&l1=7 and also at http://www.usyd.edu.au/anaes/venom/snakebite.html#FIRSTAID
    I found similar advice at a numbers of sites in the USA - there are an awful lot of them! This one at http://health.allrefer.com/health/snake-bite-do-not.html says "DO NOT try to suction the venom by mouth."
    BUT - perhaps the advice differs because a number of our snakes, as mentioned elsewhere in answerbag, are highly venomous. I like the suggestion on Kat's suggested site that people carry a kit for this purpose. Looking at the stats, I think our Australian sites should be suggesting a similar precaution.

    The USA with its population of over 290 million records over 8000 poisonous snakebites a year. Australia with its 20 million records 3000. Most Australians, like most Americans, live in cities, so these are amazing numbers. I am going to buy one of those kits!

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