Snake Bite Questions

If you doubt snake bite, report to hospital they will observe you and give inj tt and other5 required treatment.

Go to any government civil hospital asap. They will give you anti venom drugs. Call ambulance asap.

The only definitive treatment is to get the patient to the nearest emergency for asv which which is available. Do not give the patient any alcohol but reassure the patient that they will be fine. Try to identify the snake or kill it and take it along so after identification of the snake, proper treatment can be given regarding the action of the toxin. Do not tie a tourniquet as it will restrict blood flow and immobilize the limb or which ever bitten part. Reassurance always works as the patient ...more

The only treatment for a snake bite in today's scenario is anti snake venom in a hospital or a primary health care center near you. Please do not try to bleed the patient or give any alcoholic drink to the patient or tie a tourniquet.
Reassure the patient that they will be fine. Many of the deaths due to snake bites are a product of fear. Reassurance and rushing to the nearest hospital is the solution.

Enzyme-linked immunoassay (elisa) and radio immunoassay (ria) or snake venom screening test you can say. You can ask your near about investigation center for this type of test. They can arrange also.

It's safe only. Get your vitamin d 3 levels checked along with serum calcium for complete recovery.

Kindly get him checked immediately at the hospital or nurshing home nearby for management as of now with dressing and tt vaccine if it's one. Apart from this use a Homeopathic medicine Ledum pal 200 twice for a day and give me a follow-up thereafter.

Symptom of snake bite 1 pain at the site of bite. 2 marking of snake teeth on skin.
3 swelling at the site.

Dear lybrateuser,
- Usually a scorpion bite cause pain & numbness of the area or limb
- wash the area with water, apply a local pain reducing gel like lox jelly on the area, take a pain relief tablet after meals 2-3 times a day, injection TT can be injected to prevent infection.

Generally snake venom doesn't produce toxic effects while ingestion but in case if any injury or infection in oesophagus or stomach which provides a media to come in contact with blood can produce toxic effects.