A photo saved his life!, A 19-year-old boy goes out for a late night snack

Wuhan University Student Xiao Gang

Bited fingers by venomous snakes in the suburbs at night

He immediately took a photo of the venomous snake with his phone

Call 120

When the ambulance delivered him overnight

Hubei Province Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital

He has started to feel physically weak

Symptoms of respiratory failure appear

The patient who was bitten by a snake came to seek medical attention with photos taken at the scene, and the doctor praised it as a life-saving move.

"Fortunately, the young man brought the photo."

The emergency doctor recognized the silver ring snake at a glance

Rapid infusion of anti silver ring snake venom serum

Carry out treatment

Xiao Gang was hospitalized for one week, recovered, and discharged from the hospital

September 21st

Xiao Gang's father replied to the doctor on the phone:

"The child recovered smoothly and returned to school as scheduled."

01

Snakes fall from the sky, bitten young man takes snake photos with pain

Xiao Gang, who is 19 years old, is studying at a university in Wuhan and lives in Hannan District. This summer, he worked hard to study and worked part-time in Huangpi District. At around 10pm on August 26th, after finishing his night shift, he and two companions went to the outskirts to have a late night snack when suddenly a snake "fell from the sky" directly onto the table. In a moment of panic, Xiaogang felt a numbness in his left hand. He raised it and saw a pair of deep tooth marks left on his little finger, with blood streaming down his spine. Xiao Gang discovered that the dining table was placed under a tree, and he speculated that the snake should have fallen from the tree.

The three of them worked together to kill the snake, and it was only then that Xiaogang was able to see the true face of the snake. He saw that it was black and white, and when he searched online, it looked like a highly poisonous silver ring snake. He reluctantly took a photo of the snake. My companion brought a cloth strip and tied Xiaogang's left little finger from the base, while dialing 120. At this moment, Xiao Gang was still able to maintain a clear mind. He searched online and found hospitals with unique treatments for snake venom.

According to the characteristics of the hospital and the principle of proximity, and in combination with Xiaogang's personal wishes, 120 will transport him to Hubei Province Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital.

02

Identify the snake with a photo, and quickly use anti silver ring snake venom serum

Just after midnight, Xiaogang was admitted to the emergency department of the hospital. Emergency department doctor Shang Yue, who received the consultation, explained that Xiao Gang had already experienced symptoms such as palpitations, wheezing, suffocation, unclear vision, and overall weakness. His affected finger had swelling, but he still exerted himself to display the snake photo on his phone.

The patient who was bitten by a snake came to seek medical attention with photos taken at the scene, and the doctor praised it as a life-saving move.

Based on the clear display of the photo, Shang Yue immediately determined that it was a silver ring snake. Once the species of venomous snakes are identified, there is a clear treatment plan.

Xiao Min, the director of the emergency department of the hospital, introduced that the toxins of venomous snakes are divided into blood toxicity, cell toxicity, and nerve toxicity. Silver ring snakes are nerve toxins. After being bitten, people initially feel less obvious, and the pain is relatively small. The action time is about 40 minutes to 2 hours, or up to 24 hours. If not treated in time, they often die due to respiratory paralysis, with a very high mortality rate. She said that anti venom serum is the only effective drug for treating snake bites, and the hospital immediately mobilized anti silver ring snake venom serum.

However, even with the use of anti venomous snake serum, one cannot immediately escape danger.

Xiao Min organized a consultation, from local debridement, opening of venous access, infusion of anti silver ring snake venom serum, to tracheal intubation and respiratory support treatment, including the use of Ji Desheng snake medicine tablets. After meticulous and systematic treatment, Xiao Gang's vital signs gradually stabilized, and all chemical indicators were basically normal after re examination. Three days after admission, Xiaogang was successfully transferred out of the ICU.

03

How to save oneself? Expert: Do this as soon as possible

At the beginning of this month, Xiao Gang was happily discharged from the hospital. Xiao Min said that it was because he took photos of the snake that the rescue was so smooth! Xiao Min praised Xiao Gang: "You saved yourself!" She also affirmed Xiao Gang's method of tying the wound near the heart with a cloth strip.

How to determine whether the injured person is a venomous snake or a non-toxic snake?

Xiao Min introduced that venomous snake bites are paired tooth marks, in the shape of "..." or "::", while non venomous snake bites are two rows of small serrated tooth marks. But she reminded that if bitten by a snake, seek medical attention as soon as possible and let the doctor determine the toxicity of the snake.

How to save oneself immediately after being bitten by a snake? Xiao Min reminds to remember the following:

Snake recognition: Try to remember the basic characteristics of a snake, such as its shape, head, body, and color. If possible, take photos of the snake.

Decompression: Remove various restricted items from the injured area, such as rings, bracelets, ankles, watches, tight clothing, shoes, etc., to avoid being unable to remove due to subsequent swelling and aggravating local injuries.

Cleaning: Rinse the wound repeatedly with clean water.

Braking: Try to fully brake the entire body, especially the injured limb. Use splints to fix the injured limb to maintain braking, keeping the wound relatively low and below the level of the heart as much as possible.

Bandaging: For neurotoxic venomous snakes, such as silver ring snakes, bandages or cloth strips can be used to tighten and fix them near the heart, but they should be loosened every hour; If it has been bitten by other venomous snakes, gauze, towels, or clothes can be placed on the wound and then bandaged, but do not wrap it too tightly.

Taboos: Except for professional negative pressure equipment, do not directly suck on the wound with your mouth, and do not use unknown herbs to treat toxins.

In short, stay calm, avoid panic and excitement, go to the nearest hospital with snake venom serum, or call 120 immediately.