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Signs and Symptoms
1. injection mark
2. sac remaining near or in entry site
3. redness
4. swelling
5. pain
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CareInsects1. Remove stinger if present*use creditCard. Do not useTweezers!!WHY?????
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Care (continued)2. Wash site with warm soapy water
3. Cover site to keep clean & avoid infection.
4. Apply ice to reduce swelling & pain.
5. Watch for signs of anaphylactic shock
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Ticks Ticks can contract, carry
and transmit disease to humans.
Two disease are Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.
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Signs and Symptoms
1. See a tick
2. rash appears( red, raised and bull’s-eye)
3. tired or fatigued
4. fever
5. chills
6. headache and muscle aches
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Treatment• Seek medical attention-Get
tested• Remove tick by using
tweezers and pulling on the head slowly and upward. Get it analyzed.
• Do not burn the tick off-you will catch yourself on fire!
• Do not use petroleum jelly or nail polish remover. They can cause more harm.
• Take Antibiotics
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Snakebites
Rattlesnakes cause
the most snakebites
& deaths.
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Signs and symptoms
1. Puncture wounds
2. Severe pain and burning
at wound site.
3. Swelling and discoloration
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Treatment1. Call 911
2. Wash the wound
3. Keep injury below
the heart.
4. Do not apply ice, cut
wound, suction or apply
a tourniquet.
5. Apply a bandage
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Domestic and Wild Animal Bites
Cat Bite Bobcat Bite
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Rabies
• Viral disease transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal.
• Treatment-immediate medical attention which requires fewer and less painful injections then in the past. It can be fatal!!!
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Tetanus• Bacterial infection
that produces a toxin which is transmitted by a bite. These toxins attack the Central Nervous System and can cause death.
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Signs and Symptoms
• Irritability, headache, fever and painful muscle spasms.
• Lockjaw-muscles in jaw goes into spasm where you cannot move it.
• If tetanus is not treated every muscle will go into spasm.
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Human Bites
• 42 different species of bacteria are found in human saliva.
• A human bite can result in an severe infection.
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Treatment• Wash with soap and
water
• Control the bleeding
• Apply a dressing
• Go to a doctor
• If severe go to a hospital immediately and get treatment for the bite.