Snake Anti venom availability for travellers

[carabao]

If you leave a tourniquet on for 1.5hours, you are going to have tissue damage.

Then when you take it off, there will be all sorts of complications.

Just use a compression bandage.

Good call on the compression bandage when dealing with snake bites. But

Thats not exactly correct, tourniquets can be left on for a greater period of time than previously taught when dealing with major bleed outs, tourniquets should not be released as previously taught every 15 mins as you will blow any blood clot that is formed or forming. Once a tourniquet has been applied it should only be released by medical team in an aid post or hospital.

 

[alex.c]

If you're re really worried you could always spend the next 20 years trying to become your own walking supply of anti venom...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q_m-rDUNw0...not something i would be too keen on trying anytime soon though a definate don't try this at home video