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  2. Pressure immobilisation technique - Wikipedia

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    The pressure immobilisation technique is a first aid treatment used as a way to treat spider bite, snakebite, bee, wasp and ant stings in allergic individuals, blue ringed octopus stings, cone shell stings, etc. [1] [2] The object of pressure immobilisation is to contain venom within a bitten limb and prevent it from moving through the lymphatic system to the vital organs.

  3. Snakebite - Wikipedia

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    A bite by a North American copperhead on the ankle is usually a moderate injury to a healthy adult, but a bite to a child's abdomen or face by the same snake may be fatal. The outcome of all snakebites depends on a multitude of factors: the type of snake, the size, physical condition, and temperature of the snake, the age and physical condition ...

  4. Snake antivenom - Wikipedia

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    Snake antivenom is a medication made up of antibodies used to treat snake bites by venomous snakes. [1] It is a type of antivenom . It is a biological product that typically consists of venom neutralizing antibodies derived from a host animal, such as a horse or sheep.

  5. Bill Haast - Wikipedia

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    Bill Haast (December 30, 1910 – June 15, 2011 [1]) was the owner and operator, from 1947 until 1984, of the Miami Serpentarium, a tourist attraction south of Miami, Florida, where he entertained customers by performing live venom extraction from snakes. [2]

  6. George Went Hensley - Wikipedia

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    George Went Hensley (May 2, 1881 – July 25, 1955) was an American Pentecostal minister best known for popularizing the practice of snake handling.A native of rural Appalachia, Hensley experienced a religious conversion around 1910: on the basis of his interpretation of scripture, he came to believe that the New Testament commanded all Christians to handle venomous snakes.

  7. Dry bite - Wikipedia

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    A dry bite is a bite by a venomous animal in which no venom is released. Dry snake bites are called "venomous snake bite without envenoming". [1] A dry bite from a snake can still be painful, and be accompanied by bleeding, inflammation, swelling and/or erythema. [2] It may also lead to infection, including tetanus. [2]

  8. Snake-stone - Wikipedia

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    A snake-stone, also known as a viper's stone, snake's pearl, black stone, serpent-stone, [1] or nagamani is an animal bone or stone [2] used as folk medicine for snake bite in Africa, South America, India and Asia. [3] [4] The early Celtic era European adder stone is also called a snake stone, and is usually made from coloured glass, often with ...

  9. Vava Suresh - Wikipedia

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    Throughout his work, he has survived many venomous snakebites, some of which caused him to be hospitalized, and placed on a ventilator or treated in the ICU.He is the first person in the world who conducted a snake awareness class. He is the first person to ever conduct snake awareness class in schools with live snakes.Vava suresh conducted ...