first aid treatment for bites (snake, insect, human, animals)

2. What is a BITE?
a wound received from the mouth (and in
particular, the teeth) of an animal, including
humans.

3. Classification:
 Arthropods (insects, arachnids and others)

4. • Spider bite

5. Classification:
◦ Insect bites and stings

6. Symptoms for each
insect bite:
 Mosquito Bites
• Itchy small papules(lumps)on skin
• bullae (fluid-filled blisters)
• weals (circular, fluid-filled areas
surrounding the bite)

7. • Mosquito bites are responsible for the
transmission of dengue fever and malaria.

8. Symptoms for each
insect bite:
 Flea Bites
• Development of papular urticaria
(where a number of itchy red lumps
form)
• bullae

9. •Fleas

10. Symptoms for each
insect bite:
 Bedbug
• Irritating weals or lumps that
sometimes occur in:
• neck • arms
• face • hands

11. •Bedbugs

12. Symptoms for each
insect bite:
 Tick and Mite bites
• swelling • blistering
• itchiness • bruising

13. •Ticks

14. •Mites

15. Immediate Treatment for
insect bites:
Thoroughly wash the area with soap and water.
If you can see the sting, remove it by flicking with the
edge of a piece of plastic such as tweezers . Take care
not to squeeze the poison sac at the end of the sting

16. Immediate Treatment for
insect bites:
• a cold compress
•a baking soda paste

17. Other Treatments for
insect bites:
1. Treat itching at the site of the bite
with an over-the-counter antihistamine
such as diphenhydramine (Benadryl) in
cream or pill form. Calamine lotion
also helps relieve the itching
2. Antihistamines are taken for a short
period of 3-5 days. Steroids
(cortisone-type drugs) may also be
prescribed.

18. Other Treatments for
insect bites:
•a meat tenderizer solution, which can be
made by mixing one part meat tenderizer
and 4 parts of water. This is especially
helpful for painful stings from bee, wasp
or ant. For best effect, soak a cotton
ball in the meat tenderizer solution and
use it to rub the area of the bite for 15-
20 minutes.

19. Treatment for Snake bites:
1. Keep the person calm, reassuring them that
bites can be effectively treated in an emergency
room. Restrict movement, and keep the
affected area below heart level to reduce the
flow of venom.

20. Animal Bites

21. Generalized Symptoms for
Animal Bites:
Redness at or around the bite site
Swelling
 Pus (thick) drainage from the wound

22. Generalized Symptoms for
Animal Bites:
 Increasing pain
 Localized warmth at the bite site
 Red streaks leading away from the bite
site
 Fever

23. Classification:
 Vertebrates other than Humans

24. Symptoms for Dog and cat
Bites
Laceration
•Skin redness

•Skin tenderness
 Puncture wound
• Skin swelling
 Abrasion
•Skin numbness
 Wound pain:
•Skin pain pain
◦ Arm
•Loss of skin
◦ Hand pain
• Deformed skin
◦ Leg pain
•Wound bleeding
◦ Foot pain

25. • Dog Bites

26. • Cats

27. • Wildlife (e.g. rats, wolves)

28. Treatment for dog and cat
bites(Smaller wounds):
Thoroughly wash the area with soap and water.
Dry the wound with clean gauze or other non-
fluffy material and cover with a dressing
 Get medical help right away.

29. Treatment for dog and cat
bites:
1. Help the injured person sit down to reduce
shock
2.Treat any bleeding by:
oLooking in the
wound.
oApplying direct
pressure.
oElevating the site
if its a limb.
3. Get medical help right away.

30. Classification of bites:
 Human Bites
• Involuntary biting injuries due to
closed fist injuries from fists
striking teeth
• Finger chomping injuries
 Snakebites and Leech bites

31.  Human Bites
• Involuntary biting injuries due to
closed fist injuries from fists
striking teeth
• Finger chomping injuries

32. Treatment for Human bites:
• Get medical help right away.

33. Symptoms for Snake bites:
•• bloody wound discharge
weakness
•• fang marks in the skin and swelling at
blurred vision
• the site of sweating
excessive the bite
•• severe increased pain
fever localized
•• diarrhea
thirst
•• burning muscle
loss of
• convulsions
coordination
•• fainting and vomiting
nausea
•• dizziness and tingling
numbness
rapid pulse

34.  Snakebites and Leech bites

35. Treatment for Snake bites:
4. Monitor the person's vital signs --
temperature, pulse, rate of breathing, and blood
pressure -- if possible. If there are signs of
shock (such as paleness), lay the person flat,
raise the feet about a foot, and cover the person
with a blanket.

36. Treatment for Snake bites:
5. Get medical help right away.
6. Bring in the dead snake only if this can be
done safely. Do not waste time hunting for
the snake, and do not risk another bite if it is
not easy to kill the snake. Be careful of the
head when transporting it -- a snake can
actually bite for up to an hour after it's dead
(from a reflex).

37. Treatment for Snake bites:
2. Remove any rings or constricting items
because the affected area may swell. Create a
loose splint to help restrict movement of the
area.
3. . If the area of the bite begins to swell and
change colour, the snake was probably
poisonous.

38. Symptoms for Rabies:
WHAT IS RABIES?
•is a viral disease caused by a virus
that is found in animal's saliva

39. Symptoms for Rabies:
•Fever
•cough or the •Abdominal pain
sensation of dry
throat
•Anxiety or
•Pain, burning, restlessness that is
itching, tingling or getting worse and can
numbness to the develop into extreme
place where one was agitation
bitten or to the
original exposure