My people, make we yarn wetin dey happen for dis snakebite matter wey don turn serious for Naija. Dr. Nicholas Amani-Hamman wey dey manage Snakebite Treatment and Research Hospital for Kaltungo, Gombe State don drop some heavy gist!
Dem say snakebite no be play, and anybody wey get bite no suppose dey use cloth tie di leg like some people dey do. E be like sey dem dey follow old school, but na lie! Dis practice dey dangerous, fit block blood supply and make matter worse.
Recently, di matter don enter wahala again after one young singer, Ifunanya Nwangene, wey dey shine for music, die after snake bite for Abuja. Ifunanya en na just 26 years old, as she gain fame for The Voice Nigeria wey take place for 2021. Di doctor talk say, if she fit reach him hospital on time, she for still dey alive today.
Amani-Hamman talk say make dem no use sharp objects like razor to check for poison – that one na recipe for disaster! Di doctor yan say first aid no fit play for snakebite style, and say by di time our blood dey pass di affected area, na when di venom go scatter enter everywhere. So wetin we go do? We no go use di leg wey get bite, instead make we carry di person go hospital sharp sharp!
Dem don show say cross river after snake bite go make heart dey beat fast, and na like dat di venom go begin move quick. Abeg, if bite don happen, no take road become superhero because dem fit carry you go where you no fit survive.
Di doctor also abandon talk wey fit carry body go hospital without waiting for who see d snake. Dem sabi wetin dem dey do for Kaltungo, and dem get di right equipment to handle snake matter well. No need to allow poison dey collect for your body because you dey wait make dem tell you wetin happen. Just rush go hospital!
On top this snake matter, e get around 2,500 cases wey di hospital dey handle every year, and dem dey get very low death rate. But dem still get wahala when people come late or when di antidote no dey ready. Becos now, you go buy snake antivenom for N250,000! No be small money for we wey dey hustle.
Dr. Abe Musa, another doctor join am talk say people wey dey tie wound only dey play with their life. Na hospital get solution! E no dey easy, but wetin nah difference? We fit help ourselves if we follow di right way!
In summary, my people, when snake bite you, no time to waste. Just combine speed, energy, and hospital hustle. We go fit dey here dey talk about small small tori, but na urgent matter we dey talk now. If Naija Pikin fit follow, maybe tomorrow we go dey sing for streets with fresh vibes!
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