Be careful in the growing season of poisonous snakes

According to Master Nguyen Trung Nguyen, in Vietnam venomous snake is one of the most common injuries. At the Poison Control Center, snake bites are one of the leading poisoning, especially occurring most from April 11, the growing and growing season of poisonous snakes.

Doctor Nguyen recommends that Vietnam currently has many types of poisonous snakes and each has a different mechanism of poisoning, so depending on the type of poisonous snake to take first aid measures as well as treatment direction.

The biggest mistake of patients who suffer from snakebites is to apply folk experience to first aid, only when there are signs of respiratory failure (cyanosis, muscle contraction, dyspnea .) to be taken to the muscles. health service.

Images of lord cobra bite in the patient's hand.(Photo: Mai Thanh).

After being bitten by a venomous snake, it is necessary to quickly provide proper first aid for the purpose of making the snake's venom from the bite into the body more slowly and less, then quickly bring the patient to a medical facility. have real treatment conditions (eg good respiratory, cardiovascular emergency or specific snake venom resistant serum) for timely treatment.

Steps to do

• Encourage patient peace of mind and anxiety.
• Do not let patients go on their own.
• Immobilize a snake's limb with a brace (because movement causes venom to enter the body faster).
• Applying immobile tape measure with some types of cobras (scorpion, scorpion, king tiger, sea snakes and some common cobra varieties).
• Transporting patients by means of medical facilities, while maintaining bandages and immobilization.
• If the patient has difficulty breathing, give artificial respiration (inhalation vapor or inhaler medical means such as squeezing balls, portable ventilators .).

Experts also recommend that people do not use the following measures :

• Try to suck snake venom.
• Inject, incision, prick and poke at the bite area.
• Causing electric shock, applying ice, using the 'snake healing stone'.
• Use traditional, traditional, cures with tips.
• Try to catch or kill snakes.

All of the above measures do not bring the desired effect and no scientific basis to prove it.