The Sting
The venom of this marine animal is destroyed by heat
What is the stingray?
This is a classic skin presentation of a brown recluse spider bite
What is a necrotic area/blister?
Hallmark sign of a deer tick bite
What is a bullseye?
These are common venomous snakes found in Virginia
What are cottonmouth, copperhead, and rattlesnake
Initial treatment for snake envenomation include
What is elevate at/below the heart?
These are some of the complications associated with stingray injury
What are muscle twitching of the affected extremity, respiratory distress, dysrhythmias, hypotension, and death?
These are severe symptoms that may develop from a brown recluse spider bite
What are hypotension, seizures, and DIC?
This tick-borne illness may result in medical complications for years
What is Lyme disease?
These are local signs of envenomation
What are edema, erythema, and oozing at the site?
this is a potential complication of envenomation of an extremity
What is compartment syndrome?
These are the initial treatments for jellyfish stings
What are rinse with water and a apply slurry of vinegar (except man of war) and baking soda or meat tenderizer?
These are moderate symptoms associated with a black widow spider bite
What are diaphoresis, piloerection at the site, and cramps of the large muscles of the trunk?
This tick-borne illness is associated with high fever, general malaise, and a maculopapular rash on the wrists and ankles, and possible tissue necrosis
What is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?
Systemic signs envenomation include these
What are diaphoresis, AMS, bleeding, and N/V/D?
These are two of the antibiotics that may be used to treat snake bite injuries
What are Keflex and Rocephin?
This is where the venom is located on a stingray
What is the tail barb?
Most effective when administered within 36 hours of being bitten by a black widow spider
What is black widow spider antivenom?
Symptoms of this tick-borne illness include headache, fever, and fatigue
What is Souther Tick-Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Symptoms of rattlesnake envenomation include these
What are a metallic taste, neurologic symptoms, prolonged PT-INR, and DIC?
This is used to treatment venomous snake bites
What is Crofab?
This is the recommended medication to treat severe muscle cramps resulting from jellyfish stings
What is calcium gluconate?
Latrodectism is a severe complication from being bitten by this spider
What is a black widow spider?
Treatment of tick bites include these steps
What are remove the tick using tweezers; apply alcohol-based products (hand sanitizer, rubbing alcohol), and antibiotic administration?
Symptoms of coral snake envenomation include these
This is a potential side effect of antivenom administration
What is serum sickness?