How do you treat a poisonous spider bite and keep it from scarring?
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Greetings,\n\nI hope you sought medical attention.\n\n-matt
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The bite can develop a bacterial infection.  Spider mouths are especially dirty..\n\nAfter reading again the details of your question, I think you need to go to the emergency room or urgent care clinic.  See a doctor right away.  The bite may have led to an infection...
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See a doctor , spider bites can be serious
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Depends on how deep the cut is.  If it is just a small, shallow cut clean it off with some cool running water, use some firstaid cream (or equivelent) and apply a bandage after the bleeding has stopped or almost stopped.  Hold a clean cloth or tissue or napkin on it with pressure until then.  If it is really deep (requiring stitches) or if there is tendon injury, you probably better get some medical attention quickly.  The severity is your judgement call and your decision to make.  I wouldn't worry about the paint.  It should be non-toxic.  Just be sure it is clean so you avoid infection.  It is hard to give advice in this form.  Good luck and always cut away from yourself.
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The active ingredient in brown recules spider venom is thought to be sphingomyelinase D, which is an enzyme that degrades some lipids very important to the body.  There is not a proven natural way to inhibit sphingomyelinase D, so tissue death aound the site of the bite will occur and may continue for some time.\n\nSee a doctor ASAP.  (Like tonight)
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antibiotic cream and lotion should help - neosporan- keep the leg clean and dry- and if all else fails, have it amputated and get a wooden one.
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First, clean and disinfect the wound. Also, if you haven't had a tetanus shot in the recent past (5 years) I strongly recommend getting one. \n\n(DISCLAMER: I am not a doctor. Always seek professional advice where applicable)
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apply ice to it, no longer then 15 mintues and make sure its not direct. then wrap it with an ace bandage
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Don't panic\nHere's what I suggest you do.\n Grasp the trap's wooden base firmly. Have that grasp the whole of the wooden bottom from the underside. Now use your other hand (dominant hand), grasp the wire firmly and across a substantial length of it. \nGently but firmly pull the wire away from the wooden bottom. A little movement of the wire should be enough to free your lip.\nPut the trap down and now attend to your lip. Is it cut and bleeding? If it is the bleeding should be stopped first. Keep your head in a upward-looking attitude (you look toward the ceiling). Having the cut facing upward slows down blood flow, because the body uses more energy to pump uphill.\nDo not touch the cut. Allow the clotting sequence to start. After about five minutes or after bleeding has stopped get a tissue and wet it very thoroughly with water and a little fresh hydrogen pyroxide. (old peroxide loses its antiseptic activity).\nPat the cut area very gently to get some of the disinfecting liquid on the cut. It only needs a little, applied several times. Do not apply any pressure on the cut, or the clot will break and bleeding will recomence.\nMore likely, the skin has not been cut (breached). If that is the case, you should attend to swelling. Get An ice cube, place it into a small plastic bag and usae a twist tie.Wrap a thin handkercjief around the ice. Apply it to the lip trauma area. Cooling the area will reduce the swelling or inhibit some of the swelling from happening.\nIf the area gets uncomfortably cold remove the ice and allow the area to warm up. You may reapply the ice \nAlso, take a painkiller (analgesic), like aspirin. It will help you to avoid a tension headache. Also, an antihistamine will help to reduce some of the swelling.\nPlease ignore the cruel comments that have been posted. Most people care about others. Many more than those that are callous and cruel.\nAll of us have done some silly things in our lives. Some people are afraid to admit it.\nBest of luck,\nDan the Answers-Man.
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Wash the area with soap and water, make sure nothing is still in the scrape (gravel or pieces of dirt). Pat area dry, apply triple antibiotic ointment, cover with a dressing.  If the would is draining change the dressing 2-3 times a day, if not once a day is sufficient.  \nWounds do not need a scab to heal, and they don't need air either.  That's what my mother use to say but this has been proven wrong.  We now keep wound beds moist to promote healing. \nAs for the drainage, if it is a clear yellow liquid that kind of crystalizes around the wound edges this is normal tissue fluid, and there is usually quite a bit of it from a scrape.  If the drainage becomes thick, opaque, white or yellow or has an odor to it you may need a prescription for an antibiotic.  Also the wound may have a thin ring of pink/red around the scraped area but it should not get a larger red area and it should not feel warmer than the surrounding areas.\nScrapes always hurt much more than you would think they should. Mostly due to the way the skin is torn off and the fact that there is now exposed nerve endings.
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Pop them.\n\nActually, steralize a needle, clean the boil and lance it. Then put antibiotic ointment on it and keep it coveredc and it will heal like any other wound.
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Remove the stinger. Avoid using tweezers to do this, however, as it can squeeze more venom into the body. Instead, carefully scrape a blunt edge over the stinger, such as a credit card or the back of a plastic knife, which will encourage it to ping free. \n\nExperts recommend applying vinegar to the affected area to relieve itching, and popping a painkiller if necessary (though always follow advice on the packet when it comes to taking any medicine). \n\nAlso watch out for allergic reactions. Don't hesitate to seek medical treatment should it leave you feeling dizzy, cause swelling through the body and/or difficulty in breathing.
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WHAT TO DO:\n\n   1. allow bite to bleed freely for one minute\n   2. remove constrictive clothing, shoes, watch or rings\n   3. cleanse/disinfect bite thoroughly if possible for 30 seconds\n   4. apply hard direct pressure with gauze pad over bite area\n   5. strap pad tightly in place with adhesive tape\n   6. soak gauze pad w/BETADINE if possible before application\n   7. wrap affected extremity with 2"-3" elastic bandaging\n   8. wrap as tightly as one would for a sprain\n   9. keep affected extremity positioned at or as close to heart level as possible\n  10. immobilize affected extremity; use a splint if possible\n  11. get medical attention as soon as possible. In India, anti snake venom serum is available at most public hospitals.\n  12. identify (and/or kill & bring) offending species of snake ONLY if safe to do so\n\nWHAT NOT TO DO:\n\n   1. Don't eat or drink anything\n   2. Don't engage in strenuous physical activity\n   3. Don't cut or incise bite marks; do not apply oral suction to bite\n   4. Don't take alcoholic beverage or any medication\n   5. Don't delay seeking medical attention\n   6. Don't apply cold or hot packs or a constrictive tourniquet\n   7. Don't apply electric shock of any kind\n   8. Do not remove dressings/elastic wrap until arrival at hospital
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If it has been two days since you were bitten and there are no problems showing up you have\nnothing to worry about.  While almost all (not all)\nspiders have venom most of them have little or\nno effect on vertebrate animals, the poisons are\nadapted to kill insects and other invertebrates.\n\nYour description of the spider does not contain\nenough information to identify it.  One of the most\ncommon spiders shaped like a black widow is the\ncommon comb-footed house spider Achaearanea\ntepidariorum.  It is harmless.\n\nFor information on spider bites in general, with\nspecial reference to brown recluses, but also\nmentioning others, see an article titled "Bites of\nbrown recluse spiders and suspected necrotic\narachnidism" by D.L.Swanson and R.S.Vetter\nin New England Journal of Medicine, vol. 352,\npages 700-707, Feb. 2005.
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You CAN puncture it and let out the fluid and it will relieve the pain.  Use a sterelized pin or scissor and make a very small hole.  This will relieve the pain and act as a barrier to your raw skin.  You can also put on a bandaid with neosporin, but quite frankly, good old soap and water will do the trick.  The newest skin care prodacals call for only soap and water.  And sometimes neosporin can make it worse.
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You should consult a dermotologist/plastic surgeon.  They can use lasers to kill the spider veins so they eventually disappear.
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Depends on the spider.\n\nI'd go see a doctor just so you know what this is for sure. At least it will put you at ease, and it will rule out any possibility that it's something else.