The Australian Resuscitation Council has released guidelines on snakebite envenomation, and on pressure immobilisation of snakebite wounds.
Envenomation
Pressure Immobilisation
A full list of ARC guidelines, including those on the management of other envenomations, can be found here
Tag Archives: envenomation
Snake bite guidelines
I saw a patient bitten by a brown snake this week. Wound swab positive for brown snake venom but fortunately not clinically envenomated. It was helpful to revisit the guidelines!
NSW guidelines are available here
Guidelines for snake bite in Children here
Paper on Adder bites in the UK