Anyone ever been bitten by a rattler? How much pain and how did you get it treated? Ok now?
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I can't give you specifics on the rattlesnake, but I can give you general treatment/first aid advice.\n\nFirstly, the bite victim should avoid moving at all costs. Use a compression-imobilisation bandage. To do this, get a roller bandage. Start from near the site of the bite and firmly wrap around and around, moving up past the bite, then come back down again. Wherever possible, the bandage should cover the WHOLE LIMB. The bandage should be firm, but not totally cut off circulation. You want to SLOW the circulation down, which will in turn slow the spread of venom - but you don't want to cut it off and have a limb die.\n\nDO NOT use the "cut-and-suck" method for four key reasons:\n\n1. It bloody-well hurts!\n2. If the one sucking has a cut or similar in his/her mouth, they drastically increase the odds of transmission of diseases, including HIV and hepatitis.\n3. The victim becomes more susceptible to infections from other sources due to the open wound.\n4. You're removing the venom from the outside, but not the inside. There is NO benefit to the victim because they still have venom in their bloodstream, and furthermore, the hospital now has NO sample of venom to confirm which snake bit the victim - meaning that it takes longer to choose the right anti-venom!\n\nGet the victim medical treatment ASAP. Avoid them moving or doing anything that will increase their heart rate. Keeping them calm and still will help slow the spread of venom.\n\nAn important point to make here is this: a compression-imobilisation bandage is very effective in buying time to get to a hospital. DON'T make the mistake of thinking that, "Well, I seem to be okay. If anyting was going to happen, it would have happened by now." Just because you've slowed it, doesn't mean you've stopped it. Medical attention is still vital.\n\nI'm Australian, and we have something like nine of the ten most venomous snakes in the world here. These are the treatment techniques we apply until medical attention is available.
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U can use peroxide. It heals the bite and does not sting but tickle. I t works on all kinds of bites, read the label for more info.
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The piercing itself hurt a little, what hurts is when they pull out your tongue cause they have to clamp down on your tongue hard to get a grip on it...I was concentrating on that pain and barely felt the actual piercing.
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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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The "rex" (as they are called) does live in parts of California.  I was bit by one and had to have skin removed because it was necrotic.  You can also have sores from sugar issues but these are usually on the legs and feet.  If you have the means, try to contact a spider bite clinic or look online for places that deal specifically with spider and snake bites.  These clinics usually have doctors that are trained in both specialties and they may be able to help you more than a regular ER doc.  From what I read, the female is more potent than the male and can live longer under harsher conditions.  If you still had venom in your system then I would be seeking help from a lawyer because if they treated you and misdiagnosed you - then gave you false information, they are liable.\n\nGood luck!  If you get a chance, let me know how this works out.  I know how much a bite can hurt ...
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I was living in Saskatoon Saskatchewan. Met awesome sexy beautiful woman. Was super eager to get together with her. My fly was stuck. I reefed it down then pulled up. Eeeeeeeeeeek! Blood was pulsating out of me. She was freaked(as was I ). No stitches. A superficial wound.It was still awful when they untangled me at the hospital.\nThe worst part was everyone in the building knew what happened.Including her man.\nHer boyfriend broke my nose and shattered my right orbital bone. Which I think was a lot worse, almost.
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nope - gotta fix itself over time - very sore i bet ! would give ya a hug but scared to hurt ya!!
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We had a problem with copperheads also and mothballs around the area work great!  Also chickens will kill them and cats.  If you get bit you just need to go to your doctor or emergancy.  Make sure you wear boots when walking about out there!
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Everyone who is bit will have a reaction in some way.  I had a mild bite but was still painful.  I did not have any skin deterioration to speak of but the pain was intense for a few days.  Antibiotics are recommended asap.  I waited a week and should have gone to the doctor sooner than that.
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I went through various stages of orthrodontc treatment\nThere is a red wax you can put on. If the pain is worse than a small throbing you can try antibioitics this should sort the pain.Also if you have recnelty had them tightned they will be uncomfortable for a short perioid
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I live in Australia and I have had a few unfortunate run ins with the local wildlife\n1 bitten on the backside by a red back spider while on the toilet at a nature reserve.  Time spent in hospital 30 minutes getting a shot.\n2 kicked in the back by a kangaroo while drunk at chrismas BBQ no time in hospital but pride completely shattered\n3 stepped on crown of thorns starfish.  Time in hospital 1 day. but I was unable to walk properly for about 2 to 3 months.  The shape of the nails on my left foot have changed slightly.  Interestingly if you are ever unfortunate enough to step on one of these abominations flip it over and place whatever body part was stung over it's mouth and it will suck it's own poison out\n4 attacked by emu at wildlife reserve.  My brother put seed in my hair and the Emu proceeded to peck the hell out of my head.  Recently re-assembled pride destroyed again, No time in hospital but I have a few scars, emotional as well as physical.
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Yes, and it hurts like hell! Just alternate heat and ice every 20 minutes, and it will help a lot. I did this by powerwalking. It takes a while to heal. My doctor put me in a walking boot so I could continue to walk. Just be patient!
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Most snakes are non-poisonous, and so a snake bite is a fairly minor injury.  Clean the wound and dress it (bandage).\n\nIf the snake was a venomous snake, then swift medical attention and anti-venin may be required.  A reliable identification of the snake is vital to proper delivery of the right anti-venin, so the snake should also be brought to the facility if possible.\n\nDO NOT suck out the wound!!  You increase the chances of infection, expose the person sucking to potential harm from the venom, and may make the injury worse.\n\nA loose tourniquet (you should still be able to slide a finger between the limb and the tourniquet) will help restrict the flow of venom into the rest of the body.  Remove the tourniquet for a few minutes every half hour to keep some blood flowing to the limb.\n\nKeep the bitten limb lower than the victim's heart.\n\nSeek medical attention immediately.  If it's a venomous snake.  But most snake bites (in North America anyhow) are probably not going to be as dangerous.
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its called a charley horse....hurts like nothing u have ever felt b4, huh? i get em' too...either wait for it to go away, or get up and walk on it. drinkink lots of water should help in preventing them! try taking tylenol or something like that to help with the pain the next day
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A friend had one on her leg, and could barely walk. She thought it was a spider bite or something. She said it was very painful. But they just numbed it, cut and drained it, and gave her some antibiotics.
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First, you want to SCRAPE out the stinger, not squeeze it. This prevents "pumping" in the venom into your skin. Then make a thick paste out of baking soda and water and apply to the sting site. You may want to take Advil or Tylenol and use an ice pack for swelling.
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not more painful but close to it. very uncomfy. good luck. the pain killers were good though!