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Bites and Stings
Bites and Stings
MUKESH SUNDARARAJAN
• Introduction
• First-Aid Priorities Animal
Bites
• Dog Bites Insect Stings
• Injuries by Marine Creatures Snake
Bites
Most animals will not turn aggressive unless provoked.
Staying away from these wild animals could prevent many
unnecessary injuries.
Any bite that breaks the skin can cause the victim to
become very vulnerable to infection.
• Canines are born with teeth to hunt and an instinct that
commands it to bite whatever targets it considers as prey.
- Food
- Territory
- Young
Hepatitis B or C viruses
There is probably only a small risk of hepatitis B or C
viruses being transmitted through a human bite.
• Reassure the casualty.
❖ Hives
❖ Rash
• They are slow fliers and most people can outrun a bee.
• Stay away once you notice a bee colony. Do not provoke it.
• Using fine-pointed
tweezers, grasp the tick’s
head as close to the
casualty’s skin as possible.