Registered: 10/12/07
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Loc: Southern California
Originally Posted By: OldBaldGuy
"...elevation of the bitten limb if possible..."
Elevation? Isn't that just going to help any venom flow toward the heart faster???
IIRC, we were instructed to keep the extremity below the level of the heart, but maybe elevation would reduce the blood flow and thus the rate of propagation of the venom?
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