Australian Bites and Stings

Australia is home to many of the world’s most venomous creatures. Learn more about Australia’s venomous creatures and what to do if you are bitten or stung. Download the Australian bites & stings app and be prepared before you head out into Australia’s great outdoors!

The Australian bites & stings app is a must-have for families, travellers, outdoor

enthusiasts, teachers, emergency medicine professionals and anyone working

outdoors.

This app has been prepared especially for Australia by Seqirus – one of the world’s few manufacturers of antivenoms – with the expert assistance of the Australian Venom Research Unit (AVRU).

The app includes:

• A ‘Preparation and Planning’ checklist to equip you with the essentials before you venture out into Australia’s great outdoors.

• Instructions on what to do if you are bitten or stung.

• Emergency services call button.

• A guide to basic first aid, including the Pressure Immobilisation Technique method.

• State by state guide to venomous snake locations.

• Audio Resuscitation guide.

Download the free Australian bites & stings app today.

Please note: Information contained in this guide has been designed to provide

assistance for the general public on Australian venomous creatures. This guide

is specific to Australian fauna, and is based on local resuscitation and envenoming first aid management guidelines. The information provided is to be used as a reference

only and not intended as a substitute for professional first aid training and techniques.

Call 000 to seek urgent medical advice or assistance.

App author:

Alia Pooley, Seqirus Pty Ltd

Second edition reviewers:

Bill Nimorakiotakis, AVRU

David Crump, Seqirus Pty Ltd

Roshnee Randhawa, Seqirus Pty Ltd

First edition authors:

Rachel Jensen, CSL Limited

Bill Nimorakiotakis, AVRU

Maria Kouvelis, bioCSL

Tim Carroll, CSL Limited

Kenneth Winkel, AVRU

Andra McClure, bioCSL

First edition reviewers:

Assoc Prof Jim Tibballs, Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne

Dr David Porter, Life Saving Victoria

Dr Peter Fenner, James Cook University

Prof John Pearn, Royal Children's Hospital Brisbane

Assoc Prof Julian White, Women's and Childrens Hospital, Adelaide

Photos:

Peter Mirtschin, Venom Supplies

Ken Walker, Museum Victoria

Robert Raven, Queensland Museum

Peter Fenner, James Cook University

Lisa Gerschwin, Australian Marine Stinger Advisory Services

B. Livett, The University of Melbourne

Assoc Prof Julian White, Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Adelaide

Second Edition © 2016 Seqirus Pty Ltd, 63 Poplar Rd, Parkville VIC 3052 Australia.

This guide is copyright. Apart from any fair dealings for the purposes of private study or use, criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright Act, no part may be

reproduced by any process without written permission by Seqirus Pty Ltd.

Seqirus™ is a trademark of Seqirus UK Limited or its affiliates.

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