Snake bite rescue skills

Author: Chen Yuanhui
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
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He—Among the 209 species of snakes published in China, he personally discovered 2. One is the "Mangshan Ironhead Snake," which exists in the world only in 300-500 individuals and is listed as an "Endangered" species. It is the 50th newly discovered venomous snake in China. The other is the "Mangshan Posteriorly Keel Snake," which was named "Chen's Posteriorly Keel Snake" after his surname.
He—Can identify over 400 species of traditional Chinese herbal medicines and master their properties and uses. Over the past decades, he has cured more than 500 snakebite patients with a success rate of over 99%. Especially among these cases, several critically ill patients were on the brink of death, and their families had already prepared for the worst. He stepped forward, guarding and treating them day and night until they recovered.
He—During his research and conservation of snakes, he has been bitten by venomous snakes nine times. On two occasions, he came close to death, but miraculously survived. On eight of these occasions, he left wills, and on the ninth, he delayed treatment while filming rare wound scenes, losing his left middle finger in the process.
He—While meticulously treating snakebite patients, he has also devoted himself to protecting snakes. He brought home and raised the rare and highly venomous "Mangshan Ironhead Snake" for hatching. For the first time in the world, he released dozens of artificially hatched baby snakes into the wild. He truly deserves the title of the "Snake Guardian."
He—Has been featured in numerous special reports by CCTV programs such as "East Today," "Science Walks," "Storytelling," "Local TV 30 Minutes," "Documentary Window," and "Rural Connections," as well as dozens of provincial and municipal TV stations and newspapers like "Yangcheng Evening News." He is a member of the Chinese Society of Snakebite and the Asian Society of Snakebite, and has been appointed as a member of the IUCN China Herpetological Expert Group. He is the renowned snake expert and expert in treating snakebites—Mr. Chen Yuanhui.
Do you want to know more about Mr. Chen Yuanhui's "Essential Skills in Snakebite Treatment"? Then please find the answers in this book!
Known as the "Mangshan Snake Doctor," Mr. Chen Yuanhui's book "Essential Skills in Snakebite Treatment" compiles his lifelong experience in treating snakebites while incorporating some traditional family secrets and the essence of other medical experts. It provides detailed introductions to the identification of various toxic symptoms after venomous snake bites and the treatment methods following poisoning. The author elaborates on his unique perspectives on snakebite treatment, especially summarizing his years of clinical experience in combining traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and herbal remedies, along with the theoretical basis for his approach. The book also provides a thorough description of auxiliary therapies and operational details in snakebite treatment.
This book gathers the lifetime experience and insights of the renowned "Mangshan Snake Doctor," Mr. Chen Yuanhui. Many of his views are original and insightful, such as the combination of heat-clearing and detoxification with blood-activating and stasis-removing; whether local ligation or relaxation should be applied; whether large amounts of intravenous fluids should be administered; the principles of wound incision; and dietary restrictions. These experiences and diagnostic methods have made significant contributions to both the theory and practice of snakebite treatment. The book is richly illustrated, easy to understand, unconventional, and highly readable, with strong originality, readability, and practicality. It is a new work in herpetology that combines the practice and theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Western medicine, and herbal remedies. It can serve as a reference textbook for clinical medical personnel learning snakebite treatment, a reference book for high-level scientific researchers, and a source of knowledge for general readers about snakebite treatment.