First aid

Game

Golden Hour

Someone has been bitten near home. Choose each next step, skip the myths, and get them to a hospital with antivenom.

Based on WHO guidance · pending medical review

Choose where it happens

  1. Pick the next step from three or four cards. Number keys work too, and F toggles full screen.

  2. Myths cost 10 minutes on the story clock, and each one explains why.

  3. Reach the hospital with antivenom within 60 minutes of story time.

References

  1. 1

    World Health Organization. Snakebite envenoming: Treatment (Box 1, first aid). Control of Neglected Tropical Diseases. who.int

  2. 2

    World Health Organization Regional Office for South-East Asia. Guidelines for the management of snakebites, 2nd edition. New Delhi: WHO SEARO; 2016. ISBN 978-92-9022-530-0. who.int

  3. 3

    World Health Organization. Snakebite envenoming: fact sheet. who.int

  4. 4

    US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NIOSH. Venomous snakes (outdoor workers). cdc.gov

  5. 5

    GOV.UK. India travel advice: Getting help (emergency number 112). gov.uk

  6. 6

    WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia. Guidelines for the management of snakebites, 2nd edition (2016): emergency helpline 108 in India; Indian polyvalent antivenom. who.int

  7. 7

    GOV.UK. Bangladesh travel advice: Getting help (999 for ambulance, fire, police). gov.uk

  8. 8

    Faiz MA, Ahsan MF, Ghose A, et al. Bites by the monocled cobra, Naja kaouthia, in Chittagong Division, Bangladesh: epidemiology, clinical features of envenoming and management of 70 identified cases. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017;96(4):876–884. doi.org

  9. 9

    GOV.UK. Australia travel advice: Getting help (000 for ambulance, fire, police). gov.uk

  10. 10

    healthdirect Australia. Snake bites. healthdirect.gov.au

This game is educational and does not replace medical care. It follows WHO guidance and is waiting for review by a qualified medical professional. In an emergency, call your local emergency number.

Try “krait”, “cobra” or Naja. Typos are fine.