How to Treat a Komodo Dragon Bite
Anticipate the possibility of a Komodo dragon bite if you plan on visiting one of their territories. Komodo dragon bites may be poisonous or, at the least, bacteria ridden. How fast you act can make the difference between life or death. It may never happen to you, but why take a chance? Learn how to treat a Komodo dragon bite.
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Learn how to treat venomous bites before traveling to a Komodo dragon habitat. Attend medical classes that train people to treat poison or bacteria related bites. Get familiar with the equipment you're going to need to treat a Komodo dragon bite.
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Foresee what you'll need to do in case of a Komodo dragon bite. Most bites can become fatal because of the spread of infection. Know how quickly you're going to need to treat it and how fast after that you're going to need to get to a hospital. Check the islands you plan to visit, and examine their hospitals. Make sure that they specialize in treating Komodo dragon bites.
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Keep from visiting areas you know you could get attacked. Komodo dragons like to hide along trails, then bite their victims. They're perfectly hidden, you don't see them until they come out to take a big bite.
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Always have a quick escape plan to get medical attention should a Komodo dragon bite you. Quickly implement any first aid procedures, then immediately head to the nearest hospital. The tour you're with should cancel the remaining tour and get you out of there. Your injuries may attract other Komodo dragons.
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Tips & Warnings
Reduce Komodo dragon bite chances by being still and quite. Noise attracts Komodo dragons.
Don't panic as a result of the bite, relax and apply bite related first aid.
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britomart
Mar 31, 2009
I don't think this article properly apprises people of just how serious a komodo dragon bite is. Komodo dragons have over 50 kinds of bacteria in their saliva, some of which can induce sepsis within a matter of hours. If the bite is not tended by a medical professional IMMEDIATELY, the area will develop gangrene and require amputation. Really it is the bacteria, not the venom, you want to be afraid of. -
britomart
Mar 31, 2009
I don't think this article properly apprises people of just how serious a komodo dragon bite is. Komodo dragons have over 50 kinds of bacteria in their saliva, some of which can induce sepsis within a matter of hours. If the bite is not tended by a medical professional IMMEDIATELY, the area will develop gangrene and require amputation. Really it is the bacteria, not the venom, you want to be afraid of.
