Benefits

• Wider and longer than most crepe or elastic bandages.
• Continuous indicators ensure you have the correct pressure over the entire limb.
• Suitable for the treatment of all Australian Snake and Funnel Webbed Spider bites, Blue Ringed Octopus and Cone Shell stings.

Snake bites and venom

Snake venom is a deadly cocktail of neurotoxins, myotoxins, and coagulants that cannot directly enter the bloodstream. Instead, they are dispersed by the lymphatic vessels that run parallel to blood vessels and enter the bloodstream through veins near the heart. After bitten by a snake you are put at very high risk of cardiac arrest. This is where treatment is crucial. If the right procedure is followed, the snake venom can be all but stopped before it reaches the blood, purely by using an effective Pressure Immobilisation Technique.