A man on a station near Adelaide River was bitten by a snake as he was
walking in long grass, while 200km to the north another man on the Tiwis
was bitten on the arm by a snake he disturbed under a building.
The calls came "within minutes of each other", at about 2:00pm on Thursday, according to CareFlight co-founder Ian Badham.
He said the man on the station was driven 40 minutes to the Adelaide River clinic with his leg strapped with a compression bandage to slow the potential spread of venom. "Two separate CareFlight crew flew to the men and transferred them to Royal Darwin hospital were they are under observation in a stable condition," he said.
Mr Badham said the rescues presented a "surprising challenge" and required the CareFlight helicopter and turbo-prop aircraft to fly simultaneous missions. "Two separate medical teams to fly in opposite directions to bring them back to Darwin for observation," he said. Neither man required anti-venom.
He said the man on the station was driven 40 minutes to the Adelaide River clinic with his leg strapped with a compression bandage to slow the potential spread of venom. "Two separate CareFlight crew flew to the men and transferred them to Royal Darwin hospital were they are under observation in a stable condition," he said.
Mr Badham said the rescues presented a "surprising challenge" and required the CareFlight helicopter and turbo-prop aircraft to fly simultaneous missions. "Two separate medical teams to fly in opposite directions to bring them back to Darwin for observation," he said. Neither man required anti-venom.
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