Ukwelashwa Nokuvimbela
Izibhamu, izibhamu, izintuthwane zomlilo - lezi ezinye zezinhlobo ezijwayelekile zokuluma abazali abavame ukukhathazeka ngazo.
Kuthiwani ngenyoka ehlabayo?
Nakuba inyoka ehlabayo ingabe isabisa, ngenhlanhla ukuthi ayifuni ukuba umuntu abulawe ngenyoka. Kuboya izinyoka ezibuhlungu ezingu-7 000 kuya ku-8 000 ezenzeka ngonyaka, kuphela abantu abangaba ngu-5 kuya ku-15 abafa.
Mhlawumbe ngisho nezingane ezincane ukuze zizwe futhi zife ngezinyoka ezinobuthi.
Kuboshwe abangu-39 ku-American Association of Poison Control Centers kusukela ngo-1983 kuya ku-2008, ababili kuphela ababengabantwana. Lokhu kuhlanganisa nomntwana oneminyaka engu-4 ubudala owashona ngemuva kokulunywa i-rattlesnake ngo-1997 nomntwana oneminyaka engu-2 ubudala owashona ngemuva kokulunywa yi-rattlesnake empumalanga ye-diamondback ngo-2000.
Mhlawumbe yingakho inyoka ehlabayo ingavamile kakhulu ohlwini lwezinto abazali abakhathazeka ngazo. Noma mhlawumbe kungenxa yokuthi abazali abaningi abavame ukubona izinyoka eziningi ezizungeze ikhaya labo.
Izinyoka ziyabamba
Ngisho noma izinyoka ezilunywayo zingavamile futhi ungacabangi ukuthi izingane zakho zisengozini, kusengumqondo omuhle ukufunda ukugwema nokwelapha izinyoka lapho kwenzeka khona. Phela, awukwazi ukuthi ungaphi lapho uhlangana khona nenyoka ephuma endaweni yayo ejwayelekile emva kwemvula enamandla noma isikhukhula futhi iphela ngaphakathi noma eduze kwekhaya lakho.
Noma izingane zakho zingase zihlangabezane nenyoka ngenkathi zihamba, ikamu, noma nje zidlala ngaphandle.
Uyazi ukuthi yiziphi izinyoka ezivame ukuhlala endaweni yakini? Uyazi ukuthi yiziphi izinyoka ezinobuthi?
Ukuvimbela ama-Snake Bites
Ukuze uvikele izinyoka, fundisa izingane zakho ukugwema izinyoka, futhi uqaphele lapho udlala noma uhamba ngezindawo ezikhuni, eduze kwamanzi, noma kwezinye izindawo zasendle.
Qinisekisa ukuthi izingane zakho zigqoka amabhuthini namabhulukwe omude futhi zibuka lapho zihamba khona kusukela ezinye izinyoka zokulimaza ezinobuthi zenzeke uma kwenzeka ngephutha ungena noma eduze nenye yalezi zinyoka.
Futhi, gwema utshani obude, nezinqwaba zamaqabunga, amatshe, nezinkuni, lapho izinyoka zingase zifihle khona.
Usizo lokuqala lwezinyoka
Uma ingane yakho ilunywa yinyoka, kungenzeka ukhohlwe cishe konke okufundile mayelana nokuphatha inyoka inyoka kusuka ku-TV nakuma-movie. Isibonelo, awufuni ukusebenzisa i-tourniquet ukuluma, ukubeka i-ice phezu kwe-bite, noma ukubamba inyoka, futhi ngokuqinisekile awufuni ukusika isilonda bese uyamunca isifo.
Ngakho kufanele uyenze?
Njengazinye izimo eziningi eziphuthumayo, uma usuke uvikelekile enyoka ngokuphepha, kufanele ufune usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha (ungalindeli izimpawu), ngokuvamile ubiza 911. Uma ukhumbule, ubatshele umbala nokuma kwenyoka ( thatha isithombe uma kungenzeka), okungabasiza ukuba banqume ukuthi ngabe ngempela iyinyoka enobuthi (i-rattlesnake, ithusihead, i-cottonmouth / water moccasin, noma inyoka yamakhorali, njll).
Ngaphezu kwalokho, lapho ukwelapha inyoka, kungasiza:
- gcina ingane yakho ezolile
- beka ingane yakho phansi bese uzama ukugcina indawo yokuluma engaphansi kwezinga lenhliziyo yakhe, yize ngabe indawo iya kuvuvukala, kufanele uyibeke phambili ngenhliziyo yakhe (isikhundla esingathathi hlangothi) nje ungayiphakamisi ngaphezu kwenhliziyo yakhe, okungenzeka ukwandise izinga lapho ubuhlungu bufinyelela khona wonke umzimba wakhe
- cabanga ukususa noma yikuphi ukugqoka okuqinile noma ubucwebe uma kwenzeka indawo ikhula
- geza inxeba lokulunywa ngensipho namanzi bese uyigubungela ngokugqoka okuhlanzekile, okumile
Uma ungaqiniseki ukuthi ngabe iyinyoka enobuthi futhi ingane yakho ayinayo izimpawu, ungase ubize ukulawulwa kobuhlungu (1-800-222-1222) ukuze uthole usizo olungaphezulu. Ukubiza ukulawula ubuthi kungaba usizo ngokukhethekile uma uhlela ukuthatha ingane yakho esibhedlela kusukela lapho kungenzeka ukwazi ukukuqondisa esibhedlela esinomkhuhlane we-antivenin efanele uma kwenzeka, noma bangazama ukuqinisekisa ukuthi isibhedlela ngaphambi kokuba ufike lapho.
Khumbula ukuthi ngisho nangenyoka engeyona enobuthi, ingane yakho ingase idingeke i-booster ye-tetanus, ngakho-ke ungase ushayele noma ubone ingane yakho.
Imithombo
I-Auerbach. Wilderness Medicine, 6th ed.
I-CDC. Ukulungiswa Okuphuthumayo Nempendulo. Indlela Yokuvimbela Noma Ukuphendula Ku-Snake Bite. http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/snakebite.asp.
I-CDC. Izinyoka eziyingozi. http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/snakes/.