Apply ice, keep the limb elevated and have someone call ahead to make
sure the anti venom is there on on it's way.


susan

mypet wrote:

I have been looking for some rubber boots and I have a question. How
tall should the shaft of the boot be? Another question: what is the
procedure to follow to treat a snakebite while transporting the victim
to the hospital? When I was young the thing to do was cut it and suck
the venom and I think that I have read that you should not do that.