On the main page under "survival medicine" then "bite and strings" (strings?)
"Note: If medical treatment is over one hour away, make an incision (no longer than 6 millimeters and no deeper than 3 millimeter) over each puncture, cutting just deep enough to enlarge the fang opening, but only through the first or second layer of skin. Place a suction cup over the bite so that you have a good vacuum seal. Suction the bite site 3 to 4 times. Use mouth suction only as a last resort and only if you do not have open sores in your mouth. Spit the envenomed blood out and rinse your mouth with water. This method will draw out 25 to 30 percent of the venom"
This is incorrect and potentially harmful. Placing any suction over a venomous snakebite has not only shown to not help, but be potentially harmful. The top of the line extractors once used only removed 0.04- 0.2% of venom.
"The conclusion of the study was that the
Extractor did not reduce swelling, but resulted in further
injury in some subjects. Specifically, circular
lesions identical in size and shape to the Extractor suction
cups developed where the devices had been applied.
These lesions subsequently necrosed, sloughed, and
resulted in tissue loss that prolonged healing by weeks."
-Sean P. Bush, MD
Just thought i'd throw that out there...
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