This informative session will cover; Australian venomous snakes, their behaviour, snakebite, envenomation and the latest approaches to snakebite first aid. It will also cover how to make your yard and house "snake unfriendly".
Live Snakes are utilised to show snake behaviour and to demonstrate de-escalation techniques
Presented by one of Australia’s most experienced Herpetologists, Geoff Coombe along with Adelaide Snake Catchers (Rudy) and Chris Cotton, Fellow, ACP and Intensive Care Paramedic with SAAS.
To view Chris Cotton's presentation please view lesson 2 below. You will need to download the powerpoint (by clicking "view lesson document"). Once downloaded, you can use the "slide show" feature on PowerPoint to listen to the audio.
This event is hosted by ACP and proudly supported by SA Ambulance Service’s Volunteer Support Unit (VSU).
The snakebite and envenomation component will be relevant to all clinical levels.
The College is the peak professional body representing and supporting paramedics and student paramedics across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 1973.
The College acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the traditional custodians of the land and sea in which we live and work, we recognise their continuing connection to land, sea and culture and pay our respects to Elders past, present and future.
The College acknowledges Māori as tangata whenua and Treaty of Waitangi partners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
