Brown Recluse Bite Treatment
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Brown Recluse Bite Treatment
by d3s3rt_force Sun May 18, 2008 12:24 pm
Brown Recluse Bite Treatment
Self-Care at Home
Home first aid care is simple. This self-care should not replace a visit to your doctor or emergency department.
* Do these techniques:
o Apply ice to decrease pain and swelling.
o Elevate area if possible above the level of your heart.
o Wash the area thoroughly with cool water and mild soap.
o Avoid any strenuous activity because this can spread the spider's venom in your skin.
o Use acetaminophen for pain relief.
* Don't do these techniques:
o Do not place any heat to the area. This will accelerate tissue destruction.
o Do not apply any steroid creams to the area such as hydrocortisone cream.
o Do not attempt to remove the spider venom with suction devices or cut out the affected tissue.
o Do not apply electricity to the area. Anecdotal reports of high voltage electrotherapy from common stun guns have never been shown to be effective in any scientific studies. This can also cause secondary burns and deepen tissue destruction.
Self-Care at Home
Home first aid care is simple. This self-care should not replace a visit to your doctor or emergency department.
* Do these techniques:
o Apply ice to decrease pain and swelling.
o Elevate area if possible above the level of your heart.
o Wash the area thoroughly with cool water and mild soap.
o Avoid any strenuous activity because this can spread the spider's venom in your skin.
o Use acetaminophen for pain relief.
* Don't do these techniques:
o Do not place any heat to the area. This will accelerate tissue destruction.
o Do not apply any steroid creams to the area such as hydrocortisone cream.
o Do not attempt to remove the spider venom with suction devices or cut out the affected tissue.
o Do not apply electricity to the area. Anecdotal reports of high voltage electrotherapy from common stun guns have never been shown to be effective in any scientific studies. This can also cause secondary burns and deepen tissue destruction.
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Brown Recluse Bite Symptoms
by d3s3rt_force Sun May 18, 2008 12:25 pm
Brown Recluse Bite Symptoms
Brown recluse spider bites often go unnoticed initially because they are usually painless bites. Occasionally, some minor burning that feels like a bee is noticed at the time of the bite. Symptoms usually develop two to eight hours after a bite. Keep in mind that most bites cause little tissue destruction.
* Victims may experience these symptoms:
o Severe pain at bite site after about four hours
o Severe itching
o Nausea
o Vomiting
o Fever
o Myalgias (muscle pain)
* Initially the bite site is mildly red and upon close inspection may reveal fang marks. Most commonly, the bite site will become firm and heal with little scaring over the next few days or weeks. Occasionally, the local reaction will be more severe with erythema and blistering, sometimes leading to a blue discoloration ultimately leading to a necrotic lesion and scaring.
o Blistering (common)
o Necrosis (death) of skin and subcutaneous fat (less common)
o Severe destructive necrotic lesions with deep wide borders (rare)
Brown recluse spider bites often go unnoticed initially because they are usually painless bites. Occasionally, some minor burning that feels like a bee is noticed at the time of the bite. Symptoms usually develop two to eight hours after a bite. Keep in mind that most bites cause little tissue destruction.
* Victims may experience these symptoms:
o Severe pain at bite site after about four hours
o Severe itching
o Nausea
o Vomiting
o Fever
o Myalgias (muscle pain)
* Initially the bite site is mildly red and upon close inspection may reveal fang marks. Most commonly, the bite site will become firm and heal with little scaring over the next few days or weeks. Occasionally, the local reaction will be more severe with erythema and blistering, sometimes leading to a blue discoloration ultimately leading to a necrotic lesion and scaring.
o Blistering (common)
o Necrosis (death) of skin and subcutaneous fat (less common)
o Severe destructive necrotic lesions with deep wide borders (rare)
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