THE TREATMENT OF SNAKE BITE. 



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Fig. 155. — If bitten by a venomous snake on the fingcrscarify the site of the punctures as 

 here shown, not across the finger lest you sever the sinews. The same applies to 

 the second illustration. In the third, the bite is on the muscles of the forearm. In 

 this case the cuts may be criss-crossed. The reasons why more than one ligature is 

 desirable are mentioned in the text. If the bite is not a complete one by an adult 

 highly venomous snake, the punctures need not be scarified so freely as shown in 

 third illustration. A longitudinal slit over each puncture will suffice. 



