Snake bites are a relatively rare 911 call for EMS providers in North America. In this blog post from Wilderness Medical Associates, Dr. David Johnson answers several questions about snake bite treatment.

In many cases, EMS providers should treat snake bites like other animal bites.

• Be mindful of any remaining threat to your own safety
• Recognize and treat ABC life threats
• Collect available history information, including animals vaccination status
• Transport patient to nearest hospital capable of treating patient’s wounds
• For snakes, know the availability of anti-venom at hospitals in your service area

Click here for an online CE lesson about Animal Bite Assessment and Treatment.

Related posts:

1. Shark Bites Man – Animal Bite Assessment and Treatment
2. Animal Bite Assessment and Treatment CE Lesson
3. Service Animals

Tags: Animal, Online Education, Patient Assessment, Wilderness Medicine, Wounds

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