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Health

Injuries and poisonings

Spider bites: what to do, first aid

The spider bite is something that can wait for summer residents, lovers of agriculture and gardening, as well as tourists and fans of outdoor recreation. Given that the spring-summer and tourist, the hiking season is already open, the risk of suffering from a spider bite increases.

Bites of poisonous lizards, crocodiles and iguanas

Significant bites of other reptiles include bites of poisonous lizards, alligators, crocodiles and iguanas.

Treatment of bites of poisonous snakes: antidote

Immediately after the bite, the victim must move away from the snake to a safe distance or it must be moved to this distance.

Diagnosis of bites of poisonous snakes

Along with the clinical manifestations of poisoning with snake venom, the final diagnosis requires the determination of the species of the snake.

Symptoms of bites of poisonous snakes

The snake's bite, poisonous or not, usually causes horror in the victim, often with vegetative manifestations (eg, nausea, vomiting, tachycardia, diarrhea, sweating), which are difficult to distinguish from systemic manifestations of poisoning.

Bites of poisonous snakes

Out of 3,000 species of existing snakes, only about 15% worldwide and 20% in the US are dangerous to humans, since they have poison or poisonous salivary secretions.

Scorpion bites

Despite the fact that all scorpions in North America sting, most of them are relatively safe

Mite bites: symptoms and treatment

In the United States, most people get bites from different types of Ixodidae mites that attach to a person and, if not removed, feed on it for several days.

Bites of mites that cause dermatitis

There are many kinds of biting ticks. Trombicula irritans is probably the most common. Larvae of this species are common in nature everywhere, except for arid regions.

Bites of marine animals

Shark bites form jagged ragged wounds, with partial or complete amputation of the limbs, which require the same treatment as in other major injuries.

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