How to cure a snake bite?

Answer 1

hai,
curing a snake bite you should consult a doctor.
i can suggest some first aid procedures that can be useful while your are on the way.

1.Tie a knot using a cloth right above the wound that at least one inch above.The knot should be tight so that the poison does not penetrate to the heart quickly.
2.At times loosen the knot and then tighten it , to keep blood circulating.
3. Make sure that the person doesnt walk or run , it can increase circulation and poison can penetrate quicker.
4. Try to keep the patience calm , dont panic because when you panic blood circulation will increase.
5.if possible take a new clean blade and cut the wounded area and squeeze out some blood quickly after a tying the knot so some amount of poisoned blood is out.
6. Take the patient to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.

after the treatment ....................

the patient may have swelling depending on how poisonous the snake was.
bitter food like lemon should be avoided for a week.
Its better to wash the wound with hot water mixed with turmeric. it heals wound and swellings.

Answer 2

you can try these things:

first you should clean by the affected area by cold water and bite in your mouth strongly and suck and spite the blood in ground the blood that will the first aid and go to doctor
Of course if its a poisonous snake seek immediate medical attention (take the snake with you if you can) if it's non poisionous just wash it well and use a little neosporin. If you don't
make sure you know what kind of snake it is before you do anything, if you're certain it wasnt venemous then you should be ok, just put peroxide or alcohol on it to clean it. search on the internet as fast as you can to figure out what kind it was, if it had a triangular head it was probably venemous, if it was you need to see a doctor. i found a snake last summer and i wanted to catch it, it bit me and i flung it and it slithered away, i never knew what kind it was but i feel fine so it wasnt venemous
curing a snake bite you should consult a doctor.
i can suggest some first aid procedures that can be useful while your are on the way.

1.Tie a knot using a cloth right above the wound that at least one inch above.The knot should be tight so that the poison does not penetrate to the heart quickly.
2.At times loosen the knot and then tighten it , to keep blood circulating.
3. Make sure that the person doesnt walk or run , it can increase circulation and poison can penetrate quicker.
4. Try to keep the patience calm , dont panic because when you panic blood circulation will increase.
5.if possible take a new clean blade and cut the wounded area and squeeze out some blood quickly after a tying the knot so some amount of poisoned blood is out.
6. Take the patient to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.

after the treatment ....................

the patient may have swelling depending on how poisonous the snake was.
bitter food like lemon should be avoided for a week.
Its better to wash the wound with hot water mixed with turmeric. it heals wound and swellings.

Answer 3

Curing a snake bite means is it poisonous or non-poisonous. if it is Posionous you must consult a doctor compulsorily.

Upto then, we can give an first aid to him but not the complete treatment.

First, tie a knot using a cloth right above the wound that at least one inch above.The knot should be tight so that the poison does not travel to the heart quickly from the bitten place.

Secondly, make sure that the person doesnt walk or run , it may cause increase in circulation and poison can penetrate quicker.

Try to keep the patience calm , don't panic because when you panic blood circulation will increase.

If possible take a new clean blade and cut the wounded area and squeeze out some blood quickly after a tieing the knot so some amount of poisoned blood is out.

Take the patient to the nearest hospital as soon as possible.
after the first aid.

And one more thing nothing but first aid is that u can kept potassium permanganate solution or powder on the area where the snake is bitten. (Consult a doctor for this type of first aid).

Answer 4

I was bitten by snakes twice, both the times the snake died.
Remember :
1. Most of the snakes, are non-poisonous.
2. Most of the times, the human reflex is faster and the snakes do not get a chance to put venom.
So, the death from snake bite is rather rare, unless the victim panicked resulting a cardiac arrest.
Dos
1. allow the blood to come out as long as possible.
2. Put at least two bandages very tightly above the wound (that is, in between the wound and your heart) so that the flow of contaminated blood towards your heart is checked. This has to be done immediately.
3. Don't do anything to increase your rate of circulation. Rest. If possible, sleep.
4. Rush to the nearest hospital for medical assistance. An ante dote in time will cure you in four or five days.
Don'ts
1. Don't try to cut open the wound, because this may cause serious infection.
2. The sucking of blood by another person is also dangerous for the sucking person.

Lastly, if the place of bite is high in the body (neck, back etc), you don't have much chance of putting tight bandages. In this case the only chance of survival is to get the treatment as soon as possible. So if you are roaming in remote places, away from hospitals, carry antedote injections.

Answer 5

Call for emergency assistance immediately if someone has been bitten by a snake. Responding quickly in this type of emergency is crucial. While waiting for emergency assistance:

Wash the bite with soap and water.
Immobilize the bitten area and keep it lower than the heart.
Cover the area with a clean, cool compress or a moist dressing to minimize swelling and discomfort.
Monitor vital signs.
If a victim is unable to reach medical care within 30 minutes, the American Red Cross recommends:

Apply a bandage, wrapped two to four inches above the bite, to help slow the venom. This should not cut off the flow of blood from a vein or artery - the band should be loose enough to slip a finger under it.
A suction device can be placed over the bite to help draw venom out of the wound without making cuts. These devices are often included in commercial snake bite kits.
Most often, physicians use antivenin -- an antidote to snake venom -- to treat serious snake bites. Antivenin is derived from antibodies created in a horse's blood serum when the animal is injected with snake venom. Because antivenin is obtained from horses, snake bite victims sensitive to horse products must be carefully managed.

Preventing snake bites:
Some bites, such as those inflicted when you accidentally step on a snake in the woods, are nearly impossible to prevent. However, there are precautions that can reduce your chances of being bitten by a snake. These include:

Leave snakes alone. Many people are bitten because they try to kill a snake or get too close to it.
Stay out of tall grass unless you wear thick leather boots and remain on hiking paths as much as possible.
Keep hands and feet out of areas you cannot see. Do not pick up rocks or firewood unless you are out of a snake's striking distance.
Be cautious and alert when climbing rocks.

Answer 6

I am surprised why this question? because one has to rush to hospital to seek treatment.The situation arises only if you are unable to get treatment immediately.
However its nice to know first aid: First of all try to know the snake is poisonous.If you can get the snake alive or dead you can examine its mouth to see fangs the long teeth on either side are fangs.
But every thing becomes emergency if you do not know the snake.
Tie a cloth bandage above the bite area just tight enough so that you can only stop the return circulation so that poison doesn't enter the system. Contrary to belief that you should tie it very tight because if the time exceeds more than 30mts that will stop blood supply to the limb.So the person will not die of snake bite but will loose his limb.
Next the bitten area should be observed.If it becomes irritating and painful most probably it is poisonous snake bite.Then swelling starts.
But someone can do local tissue removal of 2cm /2cm size with 2mm depth can be done after cleaning the area,just letting blood doesn't do any good.
Again one cannot assess any thing in case of envenomation and cobra bite where everything is starting earlier treatment with anti snake venom and supportive treatment.It may require dialysis, Respiratory support etc.,
Most of the times the snake may be non poisonous and even if it is poisonous it might not have injected the venom.Hence most of the times in villages the native treament seems to be successful, but not in case of realpoisonous snake bites. So do not take take any chance of treated by taditional healers

Answer 7

First and foremost, do not panic.
If the snake that bit the victim is non-poisonous, no harm is done to the body except for U-shape marks that are left on the body of the victim (as non-poisonous snakes have similar teeth).
But if the snake is poisonous, two fang marks will be left on the body of the victim(as poisonous snakes have two of their maxillary teeth large, grooved and curved which are called poison fangs that are connected to poison glands). To cure this snake bite, the first thing to do is always FIRST AID. A poisonous snake can be fatal as its bite contains venom(poison of the snake) which affects the nervous system and blood. Immediately squeeze out some blood from the affected region and tie a cloth tightly above the site of snake bite to prevent the spreading of venom into the body (the cloth being known as tourniquet). Keep the bitten area at or below the heart level. Make sure the victim can breathe comfortably. Now, proceed to the doctor.

Answer 8

Snakes choose whether or not to inject the poison when they bite. Generally the poison is injected only when they attack their prey. Normal bites are not poisonous.

The action of the poison differs a lot between various snakes. For example, cobra venom is a neuro-toxin, while a viper venom is not.

Unfortunately, anti-venom is snake specific. It is important to identify the snake so that an appropriate anti venom can be administered. Giving a wrong anti venom can do more harm than good.

The so called universal anti venom has proved to have limited success.

Blood circulation is so fast that cautery, slashing and bleeding the wound and such drainage procedures are to no avail. The poison gets into general circulation long before. Best avoided.

Answer 9

so...there i go..after thinking a lot over this issue...and being a die hard fan of the snake species...my answer to you is:

Firstly ...according to the ques. you have asked.."How to cure a snake bite?" the only answer to this is to use and Antidote for that specie specific bite one gets from the snake...mostly all the different species have different kinds of antidotes made for those species only.
Antidotes are those special chemicals or rather medicines or dopes which are used to Detox the venom of the venemous snakes. Here are few tips for the First Aid

The FIRST thing or activity one should do to save himself in any situation after the snake bite is to try and capture the snake which bit him as only through this, the doctor will come to know which antidote should be used.

The SECOND thing one should do is to tie a string or a piece of cloth near the bite in such a way that the blood stops flowing in the rest of the body from that portion and thus it doesn't carry poison with it.

The THIRD thing one SHOULD not forget is NOT TO PANIC, as in most cases the victim panics and loses control over himself which results in high blood pressure or even if the patient starts running for help instead of keeping patience and slowly walking for help, he creates uncalled problems for himself, so don't panic!

The Fourth thing one can do for safety precautions until a proper, trained medical help comes, one can put some salt on the snake bite, which would burn like hell but it acts like a temporary antidote, and in some cases may even just fight the poison if its not that severe or intense.

These were few tips which i have not only read about but researched on as well. Although i answered your query but i pray you never become a victim of snake bite ever in life. Its terrifying !!

Answer 10

There r various kinds of snakes.Besides there r various factors on which toxicity of venom depends.
Medicallly speaking besides first aid ie just the local wash of wound preferably with KMnO4, nothing else should b done & the person b rushed immediately to a hospital setting, preferably one which has an Intensive Care Unit, ICU.
The attending doctor should not waste much time in assesing the venomicity of the bite. Rather the Anti Snake Venom, ASV must b immediately started.Beware, it will neutralise only the circulating toxin & not the one that has already been fixed.
If paralytic features develop, neostigmine infusion is started.In severe cases, patient might also require intubation & mechanical ventilation.
Once the patient is stabilised, supportive treatment is given including analgesics, tetanus toxoid, physio, debridement etc.