Recently, little N.T.D.(Binh Tan, Vinh Long) was transferred to the emergency department, Can Tho Children's Hospital, with swollen left foot through the lower legs, the front of the foot with poisonous molds.About 1 hour before admission, the patient went to the garden and was bitten by a red tailed snake, followedZnews.
The left foot was bitten by a snake of the baby D. Photo: BVCC.
I was admitted to the hospital in a state of severe coagulation disorders, so I was indicated for serum anti -the red -tailed snake venom.Fortunately, the bite reduces swelling, no longer bleeding.Legal coagulation tests improved well.I was discharged after 4 days of treatment.
Doctors of the emergency department, Can Tho Children's Hospital said that recently, when starting to enter the rainy season and the water season, the department has received many cases of children with snake bites, most of them are green snakes.Red tail.
The venom of the red -tailed snake can cause blood clotting disorders with the initial manifestation of bleeding at the bite, swelling and spreading rapidly.
Many cases of snake bite to the hospital late, causing severe blood coagulation disorders, patients can bleed gastrointestinal, organs and lead to life -threatening.
The image of a red -tailed snake belongs to the green snake family, their venom can cause coagulation disorders.Photo: Flickr.
Before that, a boy in Vinh Long was bitten by a snake to be hospitalized.However, after 6 hours of serum anti -snake venom, snake bites swollen and spread to the left arm, the doctor gave the patient another 5 more serum jars.As a result, after 24 hours, the patient's improvement, all bleeding, the wound of snake bites less swelling, followed byVTV.
The red -tailed snake is concentrated in the Mekong Delta, besides cobra.The rainy season is also the time of reproduction of snakes.But now, their habitat is increasingly narrower, leading to the risk of snake crawling into people's houses to hide in hidden and dark corners.
From the above case, doctors recommend that people should clear around the house so as not to create an environment for snakes.When going to the garden, people should bring high boots.
The notes to be complied with when a snake bite
It does not take time to find a healer and tobacco.
Do not wait at home and wait when there are signs of clear poisoning to the hospital, because it will be late and lose the chance of cure at the hospital.
Do not make a bite if the green snake bites, because it can cause difficulty bleeding in the incision.
Do not do other measures, such as: apply ice, cause electric shock ...
The technique of gangsters for first aid snake bite:
Use a broadband about 5 - 10 cm, can be bandages, cloth tape, or created from towels, clothes.Take off jewelry in the bite area because it is easy to pinch when the area is swollen.
Do not try to undress because it is easy to move the area to move, can cover the clothes.