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    September 12, 2018
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ACTIVE SNAKES CAUSING MORE BITES THIS YEAR Ainslee Wittig NCCH Northern Cochise Community Hospital has seen six patients for rattlesnake bites in the last . Stay on trails, always look ahead and watch where you step. Avoid tall grass and ons . Do not reach into rock or without looking the area over to be sure snakes are "That is twice as much as is will send them to one of the ormally seen here," said Dr. Walter Simmons, Emergency Room physician at NCCH But the faster you get to the not present. Simmons believes that the ER for treatment the better excessive heat and delayed off you will be, he noted monsoon has brought the rattlesnakes out looking for don't wait to call 911 and larger hospitals for further treatment .If you come upon a rattlesnake, give it lots of room and leave it alone. Do not attempt to kill or move it .If you are bitten, keep the limb elevated. Stay calm and If you have been bitten, water I think it has driven snakes to be more active," he said. One of those patients received a dry bite (no venom was released), but the but dont move closer to it, don't wait to see if you are symptomatic. Stay away from the snake. Do not try to catch it or kill it. Try to remember what it looks like, arest Emergency Room call for help or head to the . And remember that he said. "A snake has a three although people may have other five had envenomation the opportunity to pet and make sure your children know that many snakes are venomous and they should oisoning by venom), heto-four foot strike zone and they move quickly. Just walk hold non-venomous snakes, the other way. If a bite turns out to be a dry bite, we will recognize treat all n the wild as though that, Simmons added. "When a patient arrives at NCCH with a snake bite, and there is swelling around the bite, migration of, or reaction to the venom (not He said that if you have a a dry bit), we start with sibly venomous snake only the first dose of CroFab, in your home, do not try to the anti-venom, to test for remove it yourself. Call the an allergic reaction. If there police or animal control is none, we can continue with the next three to five "We have had some bites vials. But we don't want to have to treat for two issues the venom and the allergic reaction to CroFab), Simmons said. "Then we they are venomous away Wild animals usually avoid and stav us if we do not bother them W share beautiful Arizona for with our furry ors caly neighbors, so please do your part to give them their space from people trying to grab it. The key with snakes is to just use a lot of common sense." But if you do have a run-in with a wild animal, NCCH is your excellent healthcare, close to home n When hiking Paid content