We are deeply grateful to FEC and to all the donors who participated in this event. Thanks go out to the dedicated team at Flathead Electric, for without their efforts, we would not have had this wonderful opportunity. “Over a two-day time frame, the Red Cross processed 165 donors and collected 139 pints of lifesaving blood. Sandy Carlson, Donor Recruitment Manager for ARC in Kalispell, describes the event as an enormous contribution to their cause. Treatment works best if administered within 24 hours of the bite.Thanks to a lot of help from employees and members at large, Flathead Electric Co-op succeeded in hosting the largest American Red Cross (ARC) Community Blood Drive in Montana history! The Pulse Project (held September 13-14 at the Co-op’s Kalispell headquarters) was an effort to help meet the emergency need for blood going on here and across the country. The treatment is similar to that of brown recluse spider bites. Seek immediate medical treatment if you suspect you’ve been bitten by a hobo spider. a red or purple blister at the puncture site.After 24 to 26 hours, the wound may discharge fluids and eventually turn black. In 8 hours, it’ll become hardened and swollen. Hobo spiders lurk:Ī bite from a hobo spider may be unnoticeable at first, but it’ll cause pain and numbness within 15 minutes.Īfter 1 hour, the site will start to turn red. Watch out if you’re cleaning window wells or sweeping out the garage, as they may attack when provoked. They sit up high on long legs and run fast. Hobo spiders are common in the Pacific Northwest. In extreme cases, such as tissue death, you’ll need surgery and hospitalization. Your doctor will examine the bite and prescribe antibiotics. There’s no antidote for a brown recluse bite, but keeping the area clean can encourage faster healing. The bite can blister and grow progressively worse without treatment to the point where it may kill surrounding tissue and cause fever, chills, and headache. A red or purple ring resembling a target or bull’s-eye will develop around the bite. The initial brown recluse bite may be painless, but within 8 hours, it’ll begin to itch, hurt, and turn red. The brown recluse is usually found in areas such as: It’s also called the violin spider because of the dark marking on its back. It only bites if it’s trapped against your skin. It typically hides in dark, secluded spaces. The brown recluse is about 1 inch long and usually nonaggressive.

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