Just as you load a 50 year old female who experienced blotchy skin, redness in her arm, weakness, and nausea while cleaning out the crawl space below the house into the ambulance, her daughter calls you back to the porch. Apparently a snake has crawled out into the sunshine, and you suspect that the patient has been bitten by that snake. You should do all of the following except:
a. call for medical direction
b. clean the injection site with soap and water
c. remove rings, bracelets, or other constricting items on the bitten limb
d. capture the live snake and bring it in the ambulance to the emergency department
Answer: D