CPR essential to keep unconscious snakebite victims alive


Noel demonstrating CPR techniques during the FACS programme. — YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

DEMAND for First Aid Course for Snakebites (FACS) is on the rise due to frequent encounters.

Clinical toxinologist Assoc Prof Dr Ahmad Khaldun Ismail, the founder of Remote Envenomation Consultancy Services (RECS), said its community outreach programmes with support of the Malaysian Society of Toxinology (MST), was aimed at educating the public on appropriate pre-hospital care treatments for snakebite victims.

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