Do you know snake bite first aid? 🐍 Paramedic Ellie shares her tips. DO: ✔️ Seek help immediately if you suspect you've been bitten - bite marks may not be obvious. ✔️ DRABCD. ✔️ Call Triple Zero (000). ✔️ Keep the patient still and reassure them. ✔️ Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage. ✔️ Splint the limb to prevent movement. ✔️ Wait with the patient until help arrives. DON'T: ❌ Attempt to catch or kill a snake. ❌ Wash the bite site. ❌ Cut the bite site. ❌ Apply a tourniquet. ❌ Remove the b

Don’t know what to do when bitten by a snake? 🐍 Here are some first-aid steps you need to take. 🩺 References: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021, June 28). Venomous snake bites: Symptoms & first aid. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Venomous Snake Bites: Symptoms & First Aid | NIOSH | CDC Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. (2018, August 27). First Aid for Snake bite: What to do when bitten by a snake. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. https://ritm.gov.p

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