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INSECT BITE
Bee:
Remove the sting as soon as possible, washing the site.
Apply cold treatment
Raise the bitten area
Seek further medical advice if rashes, loss of breath, swelling occurs.
SNAKE BITE
Spider:
Prevention: - Wearing protective clothing that covers skin
- Userepellent
Cleanand
the reapply
wound -often
wash away toxins
Apply an ice pack
- Ensure you have emergency kit in case of allergy
Raise
Treatment: limbDRSABCD.
Follow
Call for emergency 000.advice if symptoms get worse.
Seek prompt
Lie the subject down, asking them to keep still.
If on a limb, apply an elasticised roller bandage over the bite site as soon as possible.
Then apply another elasticised roller bandage just above the fingers or toes and moving upwards on the
bitten limb as far as can be reached. Ensure that the bandage is applied as tightly as possible to the limb.
You can use clothing or other material if a bandage is not available as long as it applies pressure.
The subject must remain still and observed until medical help has arrived.