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ASI Newsletter – First Aid for Snakebite – Tourniquets and Pressure Bandages
More info on the Rinkhals
First described by Bonnaterre, back in 1790, the Rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus) is a snake often encountered in urban areas of the highveld.
Everything you need to know about antivenom
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 the right hands, and at the right time, it can be life-saving.