Snake Bite Kit
Does anyone have a recommendation for a snake bite kit that is small and suitable for taking along while backpacking? We have done quite a bit of hiking and have never even encountered a snake but th...
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D.E.Bishop wrote:
Forty five or so years ago we were rock hounds and ventured into some remote areas with our kids when they were under ten. Snakes bites were on our minds constantly and we contacted our family DR, she recommended an Anti-Venon kit. Her take was that it would give us a few minutes more getting the kids to a hospital. It was not a total solution and would just help gain a few minutes. Our pharmacist said the same thing. For the DW it was something she could do, and hopefully would help calm her and the person bitten.
Staying calm and limiting exertion are the two most important things if bitten, that and getting to a hospital as quickly as possible of course.
I don't know if the anti-venen kits(a single injection) are now up to $2000 apiece or if it is just the total cost of emergency treatment, but regardless of the costs, it is worth it.
The problem is that anti-venom is specific to the snake. A rattlesnake takes a different one than a cotton mouth than a copperhead, etc.
