Snakebites

Treatment of Snakebites

• Check for fang marks, note if scarifications present or not
• Look for evidence of use of a tourniquet
• Ask about time of bite
• Check bitten limb for swelling, pulses, colour and viability
• Check for systemic evidence of envenoming - fever, altered coma score, shock, anaemia
• Mark with a pen, the level of swelling on a limb so that further swelling can be assessed