Thank you for this important video . I have been wondering if a swab of the bite area with a cotton bud & placed in a sterile container & kept with the patient would speed up the venom ID process . While the external bandage should still be pen marked for venom ID as well . The cost to provide the extra items would be minimal . To be supplied as a snake bite kit , 1 bandage, 1 cotton bud in sterile container, 1 marker pen ,1 instruction paper,in ziplok bag ,. My thoughts about it .
If bitten with no help or phone reception available. Is it better to apply the bandage, sit and wait for your body to deal with the venom while not moving, or attempt to walk out and seek help?
A PLB is great, but if you are by yourself and envenomated, lay as still as possible, DO NOT TRY AND GO FOR HELP as this will cause the venom to travel along the lymphatic system. Lay still and always let people know where you are going before setting out.
Agreed but they do have a prefered method of the two! AKA best practice from the ARC, agreed getting a straight answer from the ARC is like giving yourself a quick trac!
Remake the video. Put the vision showing the application of the bandage upfront, followed by all the rest of the palava. No ones looking to become a snake expert, they just want to know exactly what to do step by step.
Venom definition: "a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging" . It semantics. The treatment remains the same no matter what terminology was used in a non-scripted youtube video but we appreciate you watching anyway.
@@TacmedaustraliaAu cool, so you can google stuff, the real story is "poison is digested(you get sick) venom in injected" (again you get sick) if you wanna actually look into it, you can legit drink venom and not be envenomated. but if you eat say a poison berry you will defiantly get sick. venom works through your lymphatic system, poison does not!
Venom predominately travels in the lymphatic system (as mentioned in my presentation) but studies show it can also be absorbed directly into the microvasculature in much smaller qty. "Poison" can be ingested, absorbed, inhaled and injected.
Thank you for this important video . I have been wondering if a swab of the bite area with a cotton bud & placed in a sterile container & kept with the patient would speed up the venom ID process . While the external bandage should still be pen marked for venom ID as well . The cost to provide the extra items would be minimal . To be supplied as a snake bite kit , 1 bandage, 1 cotton bud in sterile container, 1 marker pen ,1 instruction paper,in ziplok bag ,. My thoughts about it .
Thought u was gonna to expand on arterial bandaging ?
you need to update your techniques to comply with current ARC guidelines
If bitten with no help or phone reception available. Is it better to apply the bandage, sit and wait for your body to deal with the venom while not moving, or attempt to walk out and seek help?
What if you are bitten whilst kayaking on your own? Should you treat yourself and then somehow try and kayak back to land with minimal movements?
Ensure you have a Personal Locator Beacon before you set out on the trip.
A PLB is great, but if you are by yourself and envenomated, lay as still as possible, DO NOT TRY AND GO FOR HELP as this will cause the venom to travel along the lymphatic system. Lay still and always let people know where you are going before setting out.
Your PIT/PIB application is Not in accordance with the current ARC guidelines gents!
In what way Colin? The ARC is clear in stating there isn’t very much evidence to support which method of applying PIT is more effective.
Agreed but they do have a prefered method of the two! AKA best practice from the ARC, agreed getting a straight answer from the ARC is like giving yourself a quick trac!
That being said, great video, good solid research and stats, Nice job guy's
Remake the video. Put the vision showing the application of the bandage upfront, followed by all the rest of the palava. No ones looking to become a snake expert, they just want to know exactly what to do step by step.
when he called venom poison, was all over from there on in, there's a difference between the two, this guy should know this :/
Venom definition: "a poisonous substance secreted by animals such as snakes, spiders, and scorpions and typically injected into prey or aggressors by biting or stinging" . It semantics. The treatment remains the same no matter what terminology was used in a non-scripted youtube video but we appreciate you watching anyway.
@@TacmedaustraliaAu cool, so you can google stuff, the real story is "poison is digested(you get sick) venom in injected" (again you get sick) if you wanna actually look into it, you can legit drink venom and not be envenomated. but if you eat say a poison berry you will defiantly get sick. venom works through your lymphatic system, poison does not!
Venom predominately travels in the lymphatic system (as mentioned in my presentation) but studies show it can also be absorbed directly into the microvasculature in much smaller qty. "Poison" can be ingested, absorbed, inhaled and injected.