Animals or insects can carry a bite, disease or poison. Any trauma that pierces the skin can be dangerous and may require hospital treatment.

Animal bites

Signs of a bite

– Pain at the site of the injury;

– bleeding;

– Respiratory problems;

– Anaphylactic shock ;

– State of shock.

What to do ?

• See if the skin has been punctured by the bite. If this is the case, call for help or seek medical help as soon as possible;

• Do not clean the blood right away: bleeding helps minimize the risk of disease transmission;

• Wash the wound and disinfect it;
• Calm the victim in case of shock.

Snake bites

Symptoms of snakebites

• The skin is pierced in two closely spaced places (snakes have two large hooks through which the venom flows);
• The victim has localized pain and burning;
• Swelling of the affected area;
• Discoloration of the skin at the site of the bite;
• White foam may flow from the victim’s mouth;

• Sweating, weakness, nausea;

• Altered level of consciousness;

• State of shock.

Treatments

• Call for help;
• Place the victim in a semi-sitting position;

• Help her to keep the bitten area below the level of the heart to decrease the spread of the venom and mobilize her limb;

• Rinse the bite with soap and water;
• Calm the victim in case of shock.