It is very important that the blood supply to the limb is not limited by this bandage. Never attempt to capture or kill the snake for identification. This risks further bites and is not required ...

With no less than seven people hospitalised after snake bites in Queensland last weekend, the importance of early response to ...

Immediate first aid for snake bite still consists of applying a tourniquet between the wound and the heart—slack enough, says Dr. Snyder, for a finger to pass between the bandage and the limb.

Small juvenile snake venom affects the nervous system ... Apply a pressure immobilisation bandage that is tied around the bite site and then up and down and make sure the bandage is not a tourniquet.

A woman who was bitten on the back steps of her home is being treated for loss of eyesight and neurological problems.

Any snake bite must be treated as potentially life-threatening and apply a pressure immobilisation bandage as a key first aid step You can access emergency medical assistance anywhere in Australia ...

Ian Jackson was 80 kilometres away from the nearest medical clinic when he was bitten by one of the world's deadliest snakes.