Venomous bites and stings are dangerous to humans. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), out of 5 million bite and sting victims from snakes, scorpions or venomous insects annually, 100 000 die. Even in France, insect bites account for up to 2 000 medical cases ranging from ordinary pain to fatal anaphylactic shock. The susceptible sector of the French population is estimated at 5% of the total population.
Aspivenin has no peer in fast, practical and effective emergency treatment for a range of stings and bites and it gives quick relief from pain without itching, or unpleasant side effects. It’s a suction mini-pump that rapidly removes injected venom from the sites of bites by snakes, spiders, scorpions, wasps, bees, horseflies, hornets, ticks, mosquitoes, stonefish and scorpion fish, as well as certain rash-inducing plants. The double-chamber system has a piston that locks in an extended position, causing an instant and sustained depression of 800 millibar, achieving 10-times mouth suction.
The Aspivenin is injection-moulded from light (26g) medical-grade plastic and it’s used as a stand-alone treatment that can easily be used with one hand to exercise suction on a wound. It works effectively from -5ºC to 50ºC, and can be re-used hundreds of times. Although effective as emergency treatment, it shouldn’t exclude recourse to medical care as soon as possible for serious cases. The is most commonly used to treat bee stings. Bees are not immediately aggressive, unless they feel threatened. The barbed sting is torn off and stays in the wound and the venom pouch continues to inject the venom. For a bee, stinging means its own death.
It’s important that a bee’s stinger is not removed before using the Aspivenin, as it facilitates the extraction of venom. The Aspivenin kit comes packed in an attractive plastic case, small enough to slip into a shirt pocket, and with full instructions. It could save your life.
Contact Auriel Mitchley on (011) 889 0796 or e-mail [email protected]. |fw
