MediumRural & Remote MedicineAustralian snakebite first aidau-acemau-amc
A 35-year-old bushwalker in rural New South Wales is bitten on the lower leg by a snake he believes is brown. He arrives at a small rural clinic within 20 minutes. He is anxious but haemodynamically stable and there is no obvious local swelling. What is the most appropriate first aid management for the limb while awaiting retrieval?