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First Aid for Fandom | Thursday, period 1
Hannibal welcomed the students with his customary nod and an uncustomary rueful look.
"Welcome back from break; I hope you all enjoyed it."
He'd spent most of it as a snake.
Blame this week's topic on that.
"Bites and stings," he explained. Dummy Frederick was looking particularly red and lumpy today. "Many animals and any number of plants on this planet are venomous - meaning that they contain harmful toxins and are capable of injecting them into other organisms, often via a bite or sting. There are a number of different sorts of venoms, so we will be speaking of them in general today, and may cover more specifics later on."
He held up one of Frederick's legs, which had a nasty-looking bite mark on it. "These sorts of injuries will generally appear on extremities, unless someone is so foolish as to hold a venomous animal up to their stomach. First, keep the person as calm as possible. An increased heart rate will speed the progression of venom through the body and cause further issues. If you can," which you couldn't in this case, since Hannibal wasn't an idiot, "make good note of the appearance of the suspected venomous animal, or get a picture of it. Armed with that, you can perhaps look up further information on it, and can at the least inform a medical professional what sort of animal it is; many venomous creatures have distinctive appearances."
He smiled wryly. "After that, get away from it. Worse than one bite is two or more. Get yourself and the bitten person away from where the venomous animal is. After that, keep them still - again, you want to minimize the flow of blood through their body. Raise it above the level of their heart," he picked the leg up high, "and keep it immobilized. Splint it if you can, the same way you would a broken bone. However," he cautioned, "not too tight."
He showed off Frederick's arm. "Venom can often cause swelling. Cut off any clothing, remove jewelry, anything that might constrict the area. Once it begins to do so, it may be too late." He picked up a damp cloth. "Clean the area gently; don't flush it with water. Then put a clean bandage over it, assuming you have one. Then get medical help."
He raised an eyebrow at them. "You may have heard of other methods of dealing with bites. These include cutting or sucking the venom out, using a tourniquet to restrict blood flow, or drinking alcohol. Please do not." He sighed. "Any of these could worsen the situation. Treat the symptoms until you can get - or get the person to - medical assistance. Most bites are not fatal."
He brought out a suction pump. "If you are lucky enough to have a snakebite kit, you can use a pump like this to extract some of the venom. The suction cups go over the holes the fangs have made, and the pump works like this." He demonstrated.
"So," he said, "today your task is twofold." He pressed the buttons that brought a mountainous landscape into view. "Find a victim and do what you can, and then get them to the clinic," he knocked on his desk, "back here. Keeping them as still and calm and their wound as elevated as possible."
"Welcome back from break; I hope you all enjoyed it."
He'd spent most of it as a snake.
Blame this week's topic on that.
"Bites and stings," he explained. Dummy Frederick was looking particularly red and lumpy today. "Many animals and any number of plants on this planet are venomous - meaning that they contain harmful toxins and are capable of injecting them into other organisms, often via a bite or sting. There are a number of different sorts of venoms, so we will be speaking of them in general today, and may cover more specifics later on."
He held up one of Frederick's legs, which had a nasty-looking bite mark on it. "These sorts of injuries will generally appear on extremities, unless someone is so foolish as to hold a venomous animal up to their stomach. First, keep the person as calm as possible. An increased heart rate will speed the progression of venom through the body and cause further issues. If you can," which you couldn't in this case, since Hannibal wasn't an idiot, "make good note of the appearance of the suspected venomous animal, or get a picture of it. Armed with that, you can perhaps look up further information on it, and can at the least inform a medical professional what sort of animal it is; many venomous creatures have distinctive appearances."
He smiled wryly. "After that, get away from it. Worse than one bite is two or more. Get yourself and the bitten person away from where the venomous animal is. After that, keep them still - again, you want to minimize the flow of blood through their body. Raise it above the level of their heart," he picked the leg up high, "and keep it immobilized. Splint it if you can, the same way you would a broken bone. However," he cautioned, "not too tight."
He showed off Frederick's arm. "Venom can often cause swelling. Cut off any clothing, remove jewelry, anything that might constrict the area. Once it begins to do so, it may be too late." He picked up a damp cloth. "Clean the area gently; don't flush it with water. Then put a clean bandage over it, assuming you have one. Then get medical help."
He raised an eyebrow at them. "You may have heard of other methods of dealing with bites. These include cutting or sucking the venom out, using a tourniquet to restrict blood flow, or drinking alcohol. Please do not." He sighed. "Any of these could worsen the situation. Treat the symptoms until you can get - or get the person to - medical assistance. Most bites are not fatal."
He brought out a suction pump. "If you are lucky enough to have a snakebite kit, you can use a pump like this to extract some of the venom. The suction cups go over the holes the fangs have made, and the pump works like this." He demonstrated.
"So," he said, "today your task is twofold." He pressed the buttons that brought a mountainous landscape into view. "Find a victim and do what you can, and then get them to the clinic," he knocked on his desk, "back here. Keeping them as still and calm and their wound as elevated as possible."
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Or something.
And by the end of that, she'd reached the tricky part, which was getting the person to the clinic. Did she, like, still have to keep the leg that was bitten elevated? How could she do that? And she wasn't sure she'd be much of a good support for him. And the desk wasn't that far, maybe she could just...drag him there? Somehow, she didn't think Dr. Lecter would approve of that method, but it was all she had, so she said, "OKay, hold on, stay still, we're going to take you to the clinic now," and then pulled him along the floor toward the desk.
Asking for help, apparently, hadn't occurred to her.
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"You should be keeping the wound elevated as you move the patient," Hannibal said.
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