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First Aid Information: Paralysis Tick
First aid consists of finding and removing the tick, and supporting the patient until antivenom can be administered. The tick should be levered out using a pair of curved scissors.
A careful search should be made for other attached ticks.
First Aid Information: Scorpion
No Australian species of scorpion are known to be particularly dangerous, although all possess a venomous sting.
In painful cases of envenomation, the application of ice-packs may reduce pain. Analgesia or topical anaesthetic agents may be required in extreme cases.
First Aid for Spider Bite
The appropriate first aid for spider bite depends on the type of spider responsible. Bites from funnel web spiders and mouse spiders should be considered as potentially very serious, and require different first aid to that appropriate for the bite of redbacks, cupboard spiders, white-tailed spiders, etc. Funnelwebs and mouse spiders are all very solid in appearance and individuals are black over most of their body. The spider shown at right is a typical example of the appearance of spiders in this group. 
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