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ASI Newsletter – First Aid for Snakebite – Tourniquets and Pressure Bandages

1st Feb 2020Ashley KempBag Valve Mask Reserve, First Aid for Snakebite, Smart Pressure Bandage, Snake bite protocols, Snakebite, Snakebite Africa, Tourniquets and Pressure Bandages

ASI Newsletter - January 2020

More info on the Rinkhals

24th Jul 2019Ashley KempFirst Aid for Snakebite, Hemachatus haemachatus, More info on the Rinkhals, Polyvalent antivenom, Rinkhals, snakes of Southern Africa, Spitting Snakes

First described by Bonnaterre, back in 1790, the Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a snake often encountered in urban areas of the highveld. It is closely related to the true cobras…

Everything you need to know about antivenom

15th Jul 2019Ashley KempEverything you need to know about Antivenom, First Aid for Snakebite, Monovalent Antivenom, Polyvalent antivenom, Snake Antivenom, Snakebite, snakebite in Africa, South African Vaccine Producers

The only effective treatment for severe snakebite envenomation from a potentially deadly snake is antivenom. Using antivenom is not easy and, like most drugs, it has its disadvantages but in…

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ASI Newsletter – First Aid for Snakebite – Tourniquets and Pressure Bandages

More info on the Rinkhals

Everything you need to know about antivenom