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First CG District ATON Battery Recovery Site Safety Plan
particular the local tissue damage from a brown recluse bite
may develop gangrene
D.
TICKS.
1.
Ticks are about 1/4 inch long. They attempt to bury their heads
and crab-like pincers beneath the skin leaving only their bodies
exposed above the skin.
2.
Ticks carry infectious diseases (rocky mountain spotted fever or
Lymes disease) in this way into your blood. In most cases disease
will not result, but flu like symptoms may develop several days
later including:
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fever,
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rash,
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joint pain, or
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headaches.
3.
FIRST AID FOR POISONOUS/INFECTIOUS INSECTS.
(a)
Wash the wound with soap and water.
(b)
If symptoms of allergic reaction are present REQUEST MEDICAL
ASSISTANCE and treat for shock.
(c)
Try using alcohol, oils, or a heated paper clip to encourage
the tick to release its grip. Grasp the tick and remove it
quickly when it shows signs of letting go (the tick may
wiggle its legs in an attempt to withdraw from the skin).
If the head remains under the skin, soak the area several
times daily and use a tweezers to attempt to remove.
(d)
If fever, rash, or headaches develop within several weeks
contact medical personnel.
II.
POISONOUS SNAKES, ANIMAL BITES, AND MARINE ANIMAL PUNCTURES.
A.
GENERAL.
1.
In addition to animal bites (including bites by humans) and
snake bites; stings from jellyfish, Portuguese man-o-war,
anemones, corals, and hydras may be painful or cause allergic
reactions. Similarly urchins, cone shells, stingrays, spiny
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