A woman in her 20s is recovering in a southern Queensland hospital after she was bitten by a snake, believed to be a highly venomous eastern brown, while sleeping in her bed.
Key points:
- The woman in her 20s was bitten on the hand while sleeping in her bed
- The snake is believed to be an eastern brown
- The woman was flown to Toowoomba Hospital in a stable condition
The Queensland Ambulance Service (QAS) was called to a rural property near Glenmorgan, about 380 kilometres west of Brisbane, shortly before 1am today.
The unidentified woman was bitten on the hand and her family has been praised for acting quickly to stabilise her and apply a bandage to the wound before emergency teams arrived.
A confronting picture of the snake — the second most venomous in the world — under the doona in the woman's bed was shared with media by LifeFlight medics.
The LifeFlight rescue helicopter was called to the property and the woman was flown to the Toowoomba Hospital for treatment, where she remains in a serious but stable condition.
QAS State Operations Centre officer Emily Mildred said the woman experienced nausea and vomiting and was assessed by its clinical hub while on the phone to 000 operators.
"It was a really good insight for our crews heading out there," she said.
"Our crews were able to take out some anti-venom."
LifeFlight's chief medical officer Dr Allan MacKilllop praised the woman's family for providing excellent first aid.
"They kept the patient very still, they kept the limb still and they used a snake bandage to firmly encircle the limb to prevent movement of the venom towards the centre of the body," Dr MacKillop said.
"They also called for the ambulance quickly, sought help, kept her calm and reassured her until the ambulance arrived. So they did everything they were supposed to do."
He said brown snake bites were the most common in Australia, and caused several deaths each year.
"Often, the snakes will bite when they're being threatened, when they're being chased or when [someone is] attempting to handle," Dr MacKillop said.
"Obviously, the advice is to keep well away from these snakes if you see them.
"In my experience, it's very uncommon to be bitten while you're asleep.
"It would have been a terrifying situation for anybody."
Ms Mildred said paramedics had seen an increase in snake bites in Queensland due to the warm weather.
"Within the past week, we've had approximately 30 call-outs for snake bites statewide, so just be vigilant if you're out and about and enjoying the sunshine," she said.
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