First Aid: Snake Bites
9 min! Run Time
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Skills covered in this course
Description
If you work outdoors, especially if you work with debris or moving rocks and logs, there's a chance you'll encounter a snake at some point. You might even be bitten by one. Luckily, only 20% of snakes in North America are venomous. But if you do happen to get bitten by a venomous snake, the results can be deadly. In this course, we'll talk about proper first aid for a venomous snake bite.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
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Frequently Asked Questions
Only about 20% of snakes in North America are venomous, though the course notes a bite from one can still be deadly.
Outdoor workers, especially those moving debris, rocks, or logs, are highlighted as more likely to encounter a snake.
Proper first aid steps specific to a venomous snake bite, aimed at reducing harm before medical help is reached.
It focuses specifically on venomous bites, since those carry the deadly risk that non-venomous encounters don't.
Moving rocks and logs disturbs the spaces where snakes commonly hide, raising the chance of an unexpected encounter.