Snakebite First Aid: Buy Time, Don’t Make It Worse

May 1
8 mins

Episode Description

Learn the field priorities for snakebite response: get away from the snake, keep the person still and calm, immobilize the limb, and arrange urgent evacuation. The episode also breaks down when pressure immobilization may help, when it can backfire, and why old remedies like cutting, suction, ice, alcohol, and stimulants should be avoided.

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