In the Moscow region, doctors rescued a girl after a snake bite

Doctors at Ramenskoye Hospital rescued a 14-year-old girl after being bitten by a snake. This was reported in the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Moscow region on Thursday, June 5.

According to the head of the pediatric surgical department of the hospital, Vladimir Khabalov, the patient spent two days in intensive care in serious condition, where she was injected with a special serum against snake venom.

"In addition, treatment was carried out aimed at normalizing blood flow in the vessels of the upper limb to prevent tissue necrosis. Along with this, general detoxification therapy was also carried out," the Moscow City News agency quoted him as saying.

Due to the poison, the girl's right arm swelled up, her skin turned red and the blood supply was disrupted. 360.ru .

Currently, she is already feeling well and has been discharged home, according to the website. kp.ru .

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Experts warn of a possible increase in such cases due to an increase in the reptile population.

Earlier that day, it became known that in different districts of the Leningrad region, two teenagers were admitted to intensive care after being bitten by venomous snakes, IA Regnum reports.

On May 13, herpetologist Vladimir Cherlin told Izvestia how to act when encountering a snake. According to him, it is not necessary to react to it. Also, a person should not try to touch a reptile, even if it is not poisonous.