SNAKE BITES

Snake bites may be poisonous and can be fatal if nothing is done
 immadaiately.

First Aid:
     1. Keep the patient still slow down to circulation.
     2. Incise the bitten area and let itbleed and remove the poison.
     3. Wrap a teaspoonful of salt in a handkerchief or a piece of
        cloth and moisten the salt with water. Apply it directly
        over the wound after bleeding. Apply for 10-15 minutes.
     4. Bring the patient to the nearest hospital or clinic immadiately.

HERBAL MEDICATIONS:
   

1. Adelfa leaves and branch poultice
         . Pound the 10 leaves and a piece poultice.
         = Apply directly on the wound after it has beb bled.
   

2. Kamantigui flowers poultice
         . Crush about 10 leaves.
         = Apply directly on the wound as poultice after it has been
           bled.

How to First Aid the Fractures

     Fractures are break in the bones. A simple fracture is one where there is
no wound on the skin. A compound fracture is one where a broken bone protrudes
through the skin.


FIRST AID
     1. Don't lift the victim. Let him lie flat on the ground or where you found him.
        Don't massage or use any herbal concoction or poultice on the fracture.
   
     2. Examine the body for bleeding but do not move the extremities. If he is conscious,
        ask him where it hurts.
   
     3. When the fracture is identified, immobilize the body parts. Get two pieces of wood or
        sticks and splint the fractured leg or arm. Cut out the clothes or your shirt to tie the
        splint, If strings are not available. Handkerchiefs may be used, if available to the splint.

     4. The spirit should be placed to limit the movement of the joint.The fractured arm can be tied
        to the body while the fractured leg can be tied to the other leg if splint materials are not
        available.

     5. Transport the victim carefully and right away to the nearest hospital for immediate care.