atomic626 Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 We are in class today and my teacher states that per the national registry we do not put ice on snake bites. Can anyone tell me why this is the case? What are the possible physiological effects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I can’t see how ice would help… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenac Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Frost bite. More tissue damage than you get from snake bite. And it's just the current way of thinking. It will change again sometime somewhere. There is an article by a snake bite expert from Florida that discusses it more but you will have to research as I'm to lazy to find it sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenac Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I can’t see how ice would help… In the old days we thought it slowed the spread of the toxins from the snake bite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmy Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 In the old days we thought it slowed the spread of the toxins from the snake bite. Oh ok... I suppose ice would do that to some extent as it restricts the blood flow a lill. I assume pressure immobilization and urgent transport to hospital is the most effect treatment. I guess another instructors case of ‘back in the old day’ syndrome… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mobey Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I always slice the bite with a bootknife and suck the poison out.... Maybe I'm just old' school though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenac Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 I always slice the bite with a bootknife and suck the poison out.... Maybe I'm just old' school though Amputation is the only sure cure :twisted: . Go big or go home as dust says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERDoc Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Amputation is the only sure cure :twisted: . Go big or go home as dust says. Amputation is for wusses. Dr. Chuck Norris would do it Mobey's way with no PPE or anesthesia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scaramedic Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Chuck Norris finds the snake and makes it suck its own venom out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustdevil Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Snakes fear the mongoose. The mongoose fears Chuck Norris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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