CSL Antivenom Handbook

Contents

FIRST AID FOR BITES AND STINGS Go now

Basic Principles

The Pressure Immobilisation Method

First Aid for Snakebite

First Aid for Spider Bites and other Arthropod Bites and Stings

First Aid for Marine Bites and Stings

EMERGENCY NUMBERS FOR ADVICE ON BITES & STINGS Go now

MEDICAL TREATMENT OF BITES AND STINGS Go now

General Principles

Diagnosis

Treatment

Venom Detection

Determining the most likely snake based on clinical findings, without venom detection

Snakes

Diagnostic decision chart for snakebite

Treatment flow chart for snakebite

Suggested Laboratory Tests for Snakebite Patients in Major Hospitals

Suggested Laboratory Tests for Snakebite Patients in Country Hospitals

Some problem presentations for snakebite

Spiders

Necrotic arachnidism

Some notable spiders and other arthropods

Centipedes, scorpions & ticks

Jellyfish and other marine animals

ANTIVENOMS Go now

CSL BROWN SNAKE ANTIVENOM

CSL TIGER SNAKE ANTIVENOM

CSL BLACK SNAKE ANTIVENOM

CSL DEATH ADDER ANTIVENOM

CSL TAIPAN ANTIVENOM

CSL POLYVALENT SNAKE ANTIVENOM

CSL RED BACK SPIDER ANTIVENOM

CSL FUNNEL WEB SPIDER ANTIVENOM

CSL PARALYSIS TICK ANTIVENOM

CSL BOX JELLYFISH ANTIVENOM

CSL STONEFISH ANTIVENOM

CSL SEA SNAKE ANTIVENOM

Medications and Antivenoms

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