According to information from the National Children’s Hospital, on May 3, the Emergency Department of Poison Control, National Children’s Hospital has just received and treated a 13-year-old boy in Hanoi who was bitten by a deadly poisonous snake. I was bitten by me red-tailed viper that the boy ordered online as a pet.
Dr. BS Le Ngoc Duy – Head of Emergency Department of Poison Control, National Children’s Hospital (far right) examines children’s health. Photo: National Children’s Hospital
The patient is a 13-year-old boy from Hanoi. According to her mother, her son loves to raise animals and sometimes learns about animals online. Two weeks before being admitted to the hospital, the child hid from family members and ordered 3 vipers online to raise at home.
Around 3:30 p.m. on May 3, when the child changed the cage for the snake in his own room, the process of moving the snake, the child used an iron rod to grab the snake to another box, but while closing the box to raise the snake, he was bitten by a snake. to the index finger. After the accident, the child ran to report to his family and was rushed into the room to check, when he found 3 snakes that he bought online in a box and hidden in a closet. After the accident, the family immediately took the child to the National Children’s Hospital for emergency treatment.
“I just thought that my child just loved to learn about animals online and never thought that my child could buy this kind of snake and take it home so easily” – the patient’s mother is still shocked. To share.
The red-tailed viper that the boy kept as a pet. Photo: Provided by the patient’s family
TS.BS Le Ngoc Duy – Head of Emergency Department of Poison Control, National Hospital of Pediatrics said: The patient was admitted to the hospital in a state of consciousness but tired, although he had just been bitten by a snake, his right hand was swollen, bruised and bleeding. index finger bleeding, pain…
Doctors from the Emergency Department of Poison Control – National Children’s Hospital have determined that the patient’s injury was caused by a venomous snake bite. Through questioning, it was known that the red-tailed viper was bitten by a red-tailed viper, one of the most venomous snakes in the world. little boy holding as pet biting right index finger.
Immediately, the patient was treated by doctors with anti-viper venom serum, anti-inflammatory and antibiotics to prevent wound infection…
After 1 day of active treatment, the boy’s health gradually stabilized.
According to Dr. Duy, the red-tailed viper is one of the most venomous snakes. Its level of toxicity is second only to the king cobra. Especially, when pregnant, the mother snake has a higher venom than normal. In snake venom there are more than 20 different components, moreover, the bite of this snake often bleeds a lot and swells very quickly. When bitten by a red-tailed viper, the victim may experience phenomena such as bleeding that is difficult to stop, blood clotting disorders, edema, necrosis, cardiovascular collapse, which can cause rapid death (due to anaphylaxis) or leave serious sequelae.
In our country, ornamental snakes are very diverse and abundant and are sold at online pet stores. Instructions on how to raise snakes in stores are also quite simple, just equip a box with a lid, design a cave, put a tray of water and that’s it.
However, unlike dogs, cats, birds are familiar pets with many dangers, especially for young children who buy snakes and raise them at home. First of all, snakes are carnivores that often suffer from parasitic diseases such as worms, flukes, mites, fungal skin diseases, oral fungus that are easily transmitted to humans when they come into contact with snakes on a daily basis.
Next, the snake’s food is gecko, mouse… intermediate animals that cause human diseases such as plague are very dangerous to humans. Especially for young children, when raising venomous snakes such as red-tailed vipers, they can be bitten and endanger their lives.
From the above risks, Dr. Duy recommends that parents regularly care for their children, explaining to children that they should not keep snakes as pets in the house to avoid affecting the health of owners and relatives. mine”.
How to give first aid when bitten by a snake
When a child is bitten by a venomous snake or is suspected of being bitten by a venomous snake, proper first aid measures should be taken such as:
If bitten by a venomous snake, immediately call the nearest emergency number to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment with a specific antivenom serum, especially when the wound has fangs or signs of discoloration, starting painful swelling.
While waiting for the help of medical staff, first aid steps should be taken when bitten by a venomous snake to slow down and limit the venom entering the body, such as moving the victim out of range of the snake. snake; keep calm and limit movement, preferably immobilize the bitten limb with a splint, to slow the spread of the venom; remove jewelry and loosen tight clothing to avoid putting pressure on the wound to begin to swell; position the bitten area below heart level, such as lying down, even while being transported to the hospital; clean the wound with soap and physiological saline; Use a clean, dry gauze pad to cover the bitten area.
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