What do you do if you are hours out on a trail or in the woods? Do you try to walk out or do you just lay down and wait for help to come? If you are by yourself I guess you don't have a choice - unless you can get a phone signal.
Marvin Miller On Wed, May 29, 2019 at 10:16 AM Geary Schindel < [email protected]> wrote: > Folks, > > As cavers, we get out and about in some places that we share with snakes. > Treatment recommendations have changed some since we might have taken first > aid. > > Here is an excellent article on Snakebite Management (Pre-Hospital) from > one of the forums I subscribe to. I think you will find it informative. > > The article was written by Dr. Spencer Greene who is an MD at Baylor in > Houston and specializes in snakebite treatment. He has treated more than > 600 bites from all kinds of snakes. > > I emailed him about treatment options in San Antonio and he also offered > to come make a presentation. I was thinking he might be a good speaker for > the spring TSA. > > While fatalities are rare, he notes that time is tissue damage and long > term disability is a possibility. > > I think you'll find this a quick but important read. > > > https://wsed.org/snakebite-management-pre-hospital/?fbclid=IwAR10kvndyfxVAA3_ovjSFo9izSMEmKxg_j03Aid4coN5xKtuSypZzAuz3T8 > > Enjoy > > Geary Schindel > _______________________________________________ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > [email protected] | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
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