A 35-year-old man working on a remote cattle station is bitten on the lower leg by an unidentified snake. He arrives at the remote clinic within 30 mi...

Question

A 35-year-old man working on a remote cattle station is bitten on the lower leg by an unidentified snake. He arrives at the remote clinic within 30 minutes. There is local pain but no systemic symptoms yet. What is the most important initial first-aid measure?

Accepted Answer

Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage and splint the limb

Answer

Incise and suck the wound

Answer

Apply a tourniquet tightly above the bite

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Encourage the patient to walk to promote circulation

Answer

Apply ice packs directly to the bite

au-acem MCQ (SBA): Snakebite management remote clinic

A 35-year-old man working on a remote cattle station is bitten on the lower leg by an unidentified snake. He arrives at the remote clinic within 30 minutes. There is local pain but no systemic symptoms yet. What is the most important initial first-aid measure?