Last Updated on January 5, 2019
If You Are Bitten By A Poisonous Snake
Once you are bitten by a poisonous snake, you will experience pain in the affected area, the blood might even change to dark red or blue, and the spot will get swollen.
In addition, you might even experience other symptoms such as blurry vision, nausea, headache, and fever. What you should do? Normally, you should immediately seek the hospital.
However, if this is quite impossible, you should immediately act and suck out the poison. It’s true that doctors don’t recommend doing this at all as you might increase the risk that venom gets into your blood. But, when you have no other choice, you should suck out the poison 1 to 2 seconds after the bite. Make sure you spit the poison and wash your mouth.
Never push the bite or try to put a bandage on it! What you should know is that when the venom is concentrated in one place, it might lead to necrosis. So, it is a wise idea to let the blood pour out as it will take some of the venoms with it.
How To Understand You Were Attacked And Bitten By A Rapid Animal
The first thing you should do after being bitten by a rabid animal is washing your hands with warm water and soap. However, if you don’t know whether the animal is rabid or not, you should look for the following symptoms :
– The spot will become red, swollen, itchy, irritated, and might even cause your fever. Even worse, rabies can sometimes lead to death over a period of 4 to 7 days. Therefore, it is extremely important to seek the nearest hospital and get vaccinated.
How To Correctly Signal SOS
If you are in danger and you have no ways of communication, then, you should learn how to use the SOS correctly.
– SOS signal looks and sounds like this : 3 short sounds or flashes, then, 3 long ones and 3 short ones again(. . . _ _ _ . . .).
– After the signal, you should wait three seconds and then again repeat the whole process. In case you receive 3 flashes or whistles, this means that they got you and the rescue is headed in your direction.
Learn How To Stitch All Types Of Wounds
This might give you the chills but it’s really important to learn how to stitch a wound. In fact, this might come really useful in situations of life or death. Being able to properly stitch wound means being able to stop the bleeding, close the wound, and protect it from further infection. Above all save your life or somebody’s life! So, it’s definitely worth learning!
One Thing That Can Save Your Life
It is always a good idea to carry with you a survival kit! The latter will not only help you keep warm, find water, food, and gives you first aid but will also save your life. Plus, it is very practical and doesn’t take much space.
Therefore, always make sure you carry with you a little box in which you put the following: few matches, band-aid, razor blade, antibiotic pill, a small candle, aluminum foil, wet wipes, thread and finally a piece of duct tape.
