Last year, the Bronx Zoo hosted an educational program titled "Bite Me!" designed to train EMS and search and rescue personnel on managing venomous creature attacks, despite the absence of scorpions and spiders in the zoo's collection.
The event featured presentations from experts, including Dr. Joshua Silverberg, who discussed snakebite treatment, and Stephen P. Wood, a former EMS provider, who covered bee, ant, and mosquito stings.
Leading the program was wilderness physician Dr. Sanjey Gupta, an experienced instructor in wilderness medicine.
Dr. Gupta serves as the Chair of Emergency Medicine at South Shore University Hospital and as a professor at the Zucker School of Medicine.
His presentation focused on venomous spiders and scorpions, detailing their habitats, the physiological effects of their venom, and appropriate EMS response protocols.
For more information, access the article via this link via the Journal of Emergency Medical Services.
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