Snake Bite Treatment

The snake activity is seasonally with us again and the media is publishing the usual vigilance alerts often accompanied with instruction for first aid to victims.

A Google search for "Snakebite treatment" produced 6,680,000 results but virtually all described the application of a pressure bandage to "the limb". I found only one that addressed treatment for a bite to a "non-limb" or "torso". Now I know that most bites are to a limb but it is possible to be bitten elsewhere and any advice should include for such treatment. Consider that the risk of a bite to the body is more likely with a small child, a thought that makes me shudder when looking at my pair of grandchildren who are under 3 years old and live & play adjacent to bushland.

Treatment for a body bite where a pressure bandage can not be applied is to place a bulky pad such as a folded piece of clothing over the bite site and maintain constant pressure to the pad with whatever resources are available, such as a second person, or even the patient, applying firm hand pressure. Then follow the remainder of published instructions.
This may seem logical but it may not occur to some people in a flap with the event.

I have educated my family on this but how do you get to 6,680,000 recipients?