Salty foods and salt pills replace the salt but not the lost water. Salt pills also are likely to induce vomiting and lead to further dehydration. Adding Salt Tablets. D. Adding Sugar Tablets. Boil the water for at least 10 minutes at a rolling boil.
Sugar can actually help the bacteria to grow.
While hiking in Texas a friend is bitten on the arm by a Rattle Snake. B. Splint the arm and transport him to the nearest hospital. C. Cut open the bite wound and attempt to suck out the venom. D. Cut open the bite wound and allow the venom to bleed out. There is no way to know this immediately after being bitten, however, so it is best to assume that the bite injected venom.