After being bitten by a snake
What was your first reaction?
Squeeze the venom out by hand?
Don't panic and take a picture first?
Or go to the doctor immediately?
Recently, Xiao Gang, a college student in Wuhan
Bitten by a poisonous snake
Upon arrival at the hospital
He had begun to feel limb weakness
Signs of respiratory failure appear
An action after being bitten by a snake
It is of great help to doctors to carry out treatment
In the end, Xiaogang was able to recover smoothly
Snakes fall "in the sky"
The bitten guy endured the pain and took pictures of the snake
19-year-old Xiaogang is studying at a university in Wuhan. Recently, he and two companions went to the countryside for a late-night snack, when suddenly a snake "fell from the sky" and fell directly onto the table. When he was panicked, Xiao Gang felt a numbness in his left hand, and he raised it to see, leaving a pair of deep tooth marks on the little finger of his left hand, and blood flowed.
Xiao Gang saw that this snake was black and white, and searched on the Internet very much like a highly poisonous silver-ringed snake, and he took a photo of the snake with pain. The companion found a strip of cloth to tie Xiao Gang's left little finger from the root, and dialed 120.
The ambulance sent Xiao Gang to Hubei Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine overnight. Shang Yue, an emergency department doctor who received the treatment, said that Xiao Gang had symptoms such as panic and wheezing, suffocated breathing, unclear vision, and general weakness, and swelling of the affected finger.
Recognize the snake by the license
Rapid use of anti-silver-ringed snake venom
"Thankfully, the lad brought the picture." Xiao Gang brought photos taken at the scene to seek medical treatment, and the doctor praised "this move can save lives".
Based on the clear display of the photo, Shang Yue immediately judged that it was a silver-ringed snake.
Xiao Min, director of the emergency department of the hospital, introduced that the poisonous snake's toxins are divided into blood poison, cytotoxicity and nerve poison, the silver-ringed snake is nerve poison, after the person is bitten, the initial feeling is not very obvious, the pain is small, the action time is about 40 minutes to 2 hours, or up to 24 hours, if not treated in time, often due to respiratory paralysis and death, the mortality rate is extremely high. "Antivenom is the only effective drug for treating snakebites, and the hospital immediately mobilized anti-silver-ringed snake venom."
3 days after admission, Xiao Gang was successfully transferred out of the ICU. After a week of hospitalization, Xiao Gang recovered and was discharged.
How to save yourself from a snakebite?
Expert: Be the first to do it
Xiao Min said that it was precisely because Xiao Gang took photos of the snake that the rescue went so smoothly. In addition, Xiao Gang's practice of binding the proximal end of the wound with a strip of cloth is also worthy of recognition.
How can you tell if it is a poisonous snake or a non-poisonous snake that is causing injury? Xiao Min introduced that poisonous snake bites are paired tooth marks, showing ".." Or: "::", while non-venomous snakebites are two rows of tiny serrated tooth marks. She reminded that if you are bitten by a snake, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible, and the doctor will judge the poison of the snake.
Bitten by a snake, how to save yourself in the first place? Xiao Min reminds to remember the following:
▶ Recognize snakes: Try to remember the basic characteristics of snakes, such as snake shape, snake head, snake body and color, and take photos of snakes if possible.
▶ Decompression: Remove all kinds of restricted items in the injured area, such as rings, bracelets, anklets, watches, tighter clothes and shoes, etc., so as not to be removed due to subsequent swelling and aggravate local injury.
▶ Washing: Rinse the wound repeatedly with clean water.
▶ Immobilization: Try to fully immobilize the whole body, especially the injured limb, and the injured limb can be fixed with a splint to maintain the immobilization, so that the wound is in a relatively low position, and try to keep it below the level of the heart.
▶ Bandaging: For nerve poisonous snakes, such as silver-ringed snakes, they can be tightened and fixed with a bandage or cloth strip at the proximal end, but loosened every 1 hour; If it has been bitten by other poisonous snakes, you can put gauze, towels, and clothes on the wound and bandage it, but do not bandage it too tightly.
▶ Contraindications: In addition to professional negative pressure instruments, do not directly suck the wound by mouth, do not use unknown herbs to treat poison.
In short, stay calm, avoid panic and excitement, go to the nearest hospital with snake venom, or call 120 immediately.
Wary!
April to November is the peak season for snakes
Every year from April to November
It is the peak season for snakes
According to statistics
There are 93 species of snakes in 6 families, 50 genera and 93 species in Guangdong
Among them, there are 33 species of venomous snakes
The most common
There are bamboo leaf green, silver ring snake,
Cobra, king cobra, five-step snake, etc
A special reminder here
Judging by the law of activity of poisonous snakes
Often come out in the early evening and early hours of the morning
How to prevent poisonous snakebites?
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1) "Get dressed": wear long clothes and trousers, high-top shoes, and tie the legs tightly to avoid exposing your skin.
2) Wear a hat: Wear a hat when entering the forest area to prevent snakes hanging from trees from touching their necks and biting people. And try not to walk in the grass.
3) Bring a small wooden stick: If you have to go through the grass, you can take a small wooden stick and use the method of "hitting the grass and scaring the snake", and pass while fighting.
4) Rub some sulfur: Most snakes are afraid of the smell of sulfur and androgen, and the easiest way is to prepare a sulfur ointment and apply it to the feet and calves.
5) Prepare "antidote": For those who like outdoor activities, you can buy backup medicine.
Edit | Zhang Zhiying Editor-in-Charge | Zhang Xiuli
Source | Yangtze River Daily, 37 degrees Li丨 Yangtze River Health Media, Shenzhen Major Events, Guangzhou Daily, etc
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