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SPIDER
BITE - FIRST AID
TREATMENT
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Do
not use a tourniquet or restrictive bandage.
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Do
not incise or excise the bite
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Keep
patient as quiet as possible.
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Apply
ice packs (not direct freezing) to reduce pain.
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Seek
medical aid at any major hospital where anti-venom will be administered
if symptoms are severe.
The bite of any spider,
even if non-venomous, should receive medical attention, as blood poisoning
or tetanus could result from the bite on rare occasions.
THE
FACTS ARE.....
Redback
Spider - Breeds in old rubbish such as tins, pots, drums, or
any hollow vessel. It is sometimes found in stacks of timber,
brambles or debris. The bite is followed by extreme agony, cyanosis (blue-colouring - imperfectly oxygenated blood), dizziness, chills
and sometimes death.
PREVENTION......
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Examine garden
tools before use.
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Check outdoor
toilets and letter- boxes.
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Take care when
removing capping from fences
SYMPTOMS......
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Intense localised pain, swelling and sweating
starts five minutes after a the bite.
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Pain and swelling may be experienced in the body
after about half an hour.
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After about one hour, headache, nausea and
vomiting may occur. Profuse sweating is common.
CALL
FOR PROFESSIONAL PROTECTION.... AND BE SURE!!!
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Us An E-Mail
477 Charles St North Perth 6006 Perth WA Australia
Ph: (08) 9444 0550 Fax: (08) 9242 5033
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0414 343 204
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