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Pressure immobilisation technique
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<p>The pressure immobilisation technique is a <a href="/facts/First_aid/UomU8Ybm">first aid</a> treatment used as a way to treat <a href="/facts/Spider_bite/2xkvvbWR">spider bite</a>, <a href="/facts/Snakebite/jb4rUou8">snakebite</a>, bee, wasp and ant stings in allergic individuals, <a href="/facts/Blue_ringed_octopus/Cun08eH0">blue ringed octopus</a> stings, <a href="/facts/Cone_shell/2s30wDxM">cone shell</a> stings, etc. The object of pressure immobilisation is to contain venom within a bitten limb and prevent it from moving through the <a href="/facts/Lymphatic_system/yw5QLgMT">lymphatic system</a> to the vital organs. This therapy has two components: pressure to prevent lymphatic drainage, and immobilisation of the bitten limb to prevent the pumping action of the <a href="/facts/Skeletal_muscle/en1tVYFN">skeletal muscles</a>. </p>