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Medical Emergencies & First Aid : How to Recognize Poisoning From a Black Widow

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Uploaded by on May 14, 2009

A bite from a black widow spider may cause paralysis of a limb, brown and white splotches around the location of the bite, an altered level of consciousness and swelling of the throat or mouth. Discover why a black widow bite may cause symptoms that mimic allergic reactions with help from an EMT in this free video on spider bites.

Expert: Brian Luscomb
Bio: Brian Luscomb is an EMT at the City of Humble Fire Department in Texas.
Filmmaker: Kevin Haberer

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  • i've been bit

  • actually the young females are just as dangerous as an adult female because they have higher toxicity of the venom, just less quantity. also adult males are usually brown, and young females usually have white and red patterns on their abdomens that usually go away as they mature, however that is only for l. mactans (southern black widow) L. hesperus (northern black widow) usually keeps the markings on the back

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