A 19-year-old woman is bitten on the lower leg by a suspected brown snake while hiking in rural Queensland. She arrives at a small clinic within 30 mi...

Question

A 19-year-old woman is bitten on the lower leg by a suspected brown snake while hiking in rural Queensland. She arrives at a small clinic within 30 minutes. She is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate first-aid management?

Accepted Answer

Apply a firm pressure immobilisation bandage to the limb and splint it

Answer

Apply a tight arterial tourniquet above the bite

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Incise and suck the bite site

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Wash the bite thoroughly and massage the area

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Encourage her to walk to keep warm

au-amc MCQ (SBA): Snakebite pressure immobilisation technique

A 19-year-old woman is bitten on the lower leg by a suspected brown snake while hiking in rural Queensland. She arrives at a small clinic within 30 minutes. She is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate first-aid management?