On 28 June, rescuers received a report that a man born in 1957, a resident of the village of Rozluch, had been admitted to the intensive care unit of the Turkiv Central District Hospital with a diagnosis of snakebite to his right foot. The victim’s condition is moderate.
On the same day, rescuers received a report that a girl born in 2004, a resident of the village of Khashchovanya, had been admitted to the emergency department of the Skole Central Hospital with a diagnosis of suspected snake bite to her lower limb. The victim’s condition is moderate.
The Main Directorate of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine in Lviv Oblast warns residents of the region to be careful and attentive when going to the forest or outdoors.
Be careful in places where reptiles can be found: tall grass, bushes, forest. When going into the woods, it is better to wear tall, thick shoes that cannot be bitten by a snake.