hter than you would use for a sprain. Make sure pulses are present. 9. Wrap elastic bandage as tight as one would for a sprain. Not too tight. 10. Check for pulses above and below elastic wrap; if absent it is too tight. Unpin and loosen. 11. Immobilize bitten extremity, use splinting if available. 12. If possible, try and keep bitten extremity at heart level or in a gravity-neutral position. Raising it above heart level can cause venom to travel into the body. Holding it down, below heart level can increase swelling. 13. Go to nearest hospital or medical facility as soon as possible Try and identify, kill and bring ( ONLY if safe to do so) offending snake. This is the least important thing you should do. Visual identification/description usually suffices, especially in the U.S. 15. Bites to face, torso or buttocks are more of a problem. Disinfect. Prep (shave hair) area with razor provided in extractor kit. Use extractor deviceuntil there is no further drainage possible and then apply pressure dressing with gauze pad and tape. ACE/crepe bandaging can not be applied to such bites. A pressure dressing made of a gauze pad may help if an extractor is not available. 16. Antivenom is the only and best treatment for snakebite and you must get as much as is necessary as soon as possible. Antivenom administration should not be delayed. Up to 20 vials may be needed to neutralize the effects of rattlesnake and other crotalid venoms in North America. Children mayneed more than this as envenomation is apt to be much more serious in a small person compared to a larger one.(The Snakebite Emergency Webpage) Things not to Do.1. Do not eat or drink anything unless okayed by medical sources 2. Do not engage in strenuous physical activity 3. Do not apply oral (mouth) suction to bite 4. Do not cut into or incise bite marks with a blade 5.Do not drink any alcohol or use any medication 6. Do not apply either hot or cold packs 7. Do not apply a narrow, const...
