Ukulunywa kwezinyoka ezinobuthi kuyingozi kubantu. Isongo esikhulu kunazo zonke yi-cobra yase-Central Asia, i-giurzy ne-efs. Ukushona ngemuva kokulunywa kwezinye izinhlobo zezinyoka, njengezinyoka noma amakhowe, akuvamile, kodwa kwezinye izimo zingabangela ukuvela kwemiphumela ebuhlungu. Yingakho kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi benzeni emva kwenyoka.
Izimpawu ze-snake bite
Sekuyisikhathi eside kusungulwe ukuthi, ngaphandle kwesizathu, akukho izinyoka ezihlasela umuntu. Futhi abakwazi ukugxuma futhi baphishekele. Kuzo zonke izimo, izinyoka ziyalunywa, zizivikele, okungukuthi, umuntu ngokwakhe ugobe lwezenzo ezinjalo zalesi sifo. Ngokuvamile izinyoka ziluma ngenkathi kuqoqwa amakhowe, ama-brushwood, amajikijolo kanye nesikhathi sokudla. Ngezinye izikhathi kunezimo zokulunywa ngesikhathi sekamu ebusuku, lapho izinyoka zikhanga ukushisa nokukhanya.
Uma uhamba ezindaweni eziyingozi, njalo ugqoke ama-trousers kanye nezikhumba eziphakeme. Ngeke kudingeke ucabange ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze ngenyoka, uma uthatha usebenze isikhathi eside nabasebenzi. Ngosizo lwaso, uzosusa amahlumela noma uhlole izingcweti ezintabeni. Uma ubona inyoka, kungcono ukuhamba, ngakho-ke amathuba okuluma ayancipha kakhulu.
Uma usaluma lesi siphendukezi, khona-ke uzozizwa izibonakaliso zezici. Izimpawu zokuqala zokuluma yizi:
- Ukuzwa ukungafihli noma i-paresthesia (i-goose bumps), esheshe isakaze kuwo wonke umlenze othintekile.
- Ubuhlungu.
- Isizungu, kungenzeka ukudikibala.
- Ukunciphisa ukucindezelwa kwegazi.
- Ukuphulwa kwenkulumo nokugwinya ngokuphuza.
- I-gait engazinzile, futhi emaminithini ambalwa nokungakwazi ukuhamba ngisho nokuma ngezinyawo.
- Ukuphefumula okuphuthumayo kanye nesigqi senhliziyo ephukile.
Ngisho noma ungazange ubone ukuthi inyoka imanga kanjani, kodwa uzizwa ungathinti okubi, futhi ubona amanxeba amabili okucaca okubonakalayo (ngezinye izikhathi ukukhwabanisa), qiniseka ukuthi ulalele umzimba wakho. Udinga usizo lokuqala nge-snake bite, uma ubona ukuvuvukala, uzizwa unesizungu, ubuthongo, umkhuhlane, unamahloni amabili nokuthuthumela okubandayo.
Ukusiza nge-snake bite
Wonke umuntu uyazi imiphumela embi yenzyoka, kodwa uma kwenzeka isimo esinjalo kudingekile ukuba uhlale uzolile. Uma othile enani, mthumele usizo lwezokwelapha noma shayela iqembu labodokotela. Ukuze unciphise ukusakazeka kwesifo sobuthi , kuyadingeka:
- ukunciphisa ukuhamba kwesisulu (ukunyakaza okuzimele akuvunyelwe);
- ukuqinisekisa ukuthula okugcwele okulumayo endaweni egciniwe, ukulungisa ukuhamba okuphelele kwesilungu esithintekile;
- qala ukondla ngamandla esiqhingini sobuthakathaka ngomlomo (udinga ukucindezela izicubu ezizungezile, ukucindezela nokuncelisa, kanye nokukhipha ngokushesha amanzi okhiqiza imizuzu engu-15-20);
- oluhlaza noma i-iodine ukukhipha imishanguzo indawo ye-bite;
- sebenzisa ibhande lokucindezela.
Ngemuva kokuthi wenze lezi zenzo ngenyoka, vumela ukuthi isisulu siphuze amanzi noma itiye. Isiphuzo esiningi sisiza ukususa ubuthi emzimbeni ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka.
Yini engekwenziwe?
Ngesikhathi sokusizwa ngenyoka, ayinqatshelwe ukuwela-ukusika indawo yokuluma noma ukusika indawo ethintekile, lokhu kungaholela ekutheleleni. Futhi, ungashisi isilonda ngamakhahle emlilweni noma kwezinye izinto ezivutha umlilo. Usizo oluphuthumayo nge-bite bite akumele lufake isicelo se-tourniquet, lokhu kwandisa ingozi yokufa. Ukwenza ngcono isimo kungaba ukuphuza utshwala, ngoba utshwala buyandisa umphumela wobuthi.