Sawyer Extractor Pump Kit

by Sawyer

Product Features

• For the Removal of Poisons from Snake Bites, Bee & Wasps Stings, Mosquito Bites, and more
• Utilizes a Dual Vacuum Pump
• Includes Bite and Sting Care
• Includes Band-Aids
• Includes Multiple Size Suction Cups for Various Size Wounds

Product Description

For Removal of Poisons from snake bites, bee and wasp stings, mosquito bites & more. The Extractor Vacuum Pump was designed specifically to provide the most powerful suction available for the safe extraction of venoms and poisons. Because the Extractor's Double Chamber Pump action is so powerful, you will not need to use the dangerous scalpel blades or knives associated with less effective bite kits. Because it's a Pump and not a Syringe, it's easy to use with one hand. Just select which of the four plastic cups best covers the bitten area, attach it to the pump, then a simple push of the plunger with your thumb and the Extractor Pump will quickly and effectively remove venoms and poisons from below your skin. By simply cleaning the cups after each use you may safely reuse the pump over and over again. The Extractor can most effectively retrieve venom from the portions of the body that are outside muscle areas. In muscle areas of the body such as the calf muscles the venom enters the circulatory system much more quickly and the Extractor is not as effective in removing venom in these areas. Retrieving venom can significantly improve your treatment results.

Product Details

• Item Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AU9PEC
• Item model number: B4
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,759 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #93 in Baby > Feeding > Breastfeeding

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Do NOT be without one!, September 8, 2009

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Dan A. Murphy "dmurphyar" (Springdale, AR USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sawyer Extractor Pump Kit (Sports)

I've used this on stings, spider bites and even mosquito bites. IT ROCKS! My son was stung 4 times by wasps that nested in his playhouse. I put it on each sting for two minutes immediately. Within 10 minutes the welts were gone and within an hour and a half the swelling was gone. None of the stings became feverish and by morning they were hard to find. No knots, not welts, no swelling, no fever at the sting sites. If you don't have one of these you might not be a "bad parent" per se but if you have one you just might be a better parent! ;o)

I've never had the opportunity to use it on a snake bite and hope I never do but I have to believe that it would remove some of the venom and every little bit counts when you're stung or bit.

Use it for mosquito's instead of itching for a week!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth carrying., October 18, 2011

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timberwolf "timberwolf" (Washington State) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sawyer Extractor Pump Kit (Sports)

The device is great for draining pimples & other small abscesses but I don't recommend for poisonous bites. I spend a lot of time in the wilderness and am a critical care MD. Received one like this as a gift in 2000 and no longer carry it based on poor results from studies. Wilderness Medicine Educators no longer recommend this type of product. Below is a summary-from Wall Street Journal Medical Department-May 13, 2009:

"The suction devices are still under debate. One of the most popular devices, the Sawyer Extractor, sold by Sawyer Products Inc. of Safety Harbor, Fla., consists of a syringe-shaped chamber with a plunger that creates a vacuum. The company suggests leaving it on 10 to 15 minutes to extract the venom.

However, a study in pigs and one using radioactively labeled simulated venom injected into the thighs of eight human volunteers found the Sawyer Extractor ineffective. "It removes just a minute quantity of venom," says pig-study author Sean P. Bush, a professor of emergency medicine at California's Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Some doctors fear the deep suction could even worsen outcomes by killing skin at the wound site. The human study, published in 2004 by researchers at the University of California in Fresno, found that the device removed no more than 1% to 2% of mock venom from the leg.

Sawyer Products owner Kurt Avery says he believes the studies show only that the product doesn't work well in large muscle areas, such as thighs and calves. Based on the results, the company changed its label about two years ago to warn that the pump is "not as effective" at removing venom from large muscle areas. Mr. Avery maintains the product is effective when the bite is under the skin in hands, feet and other nonmuscled areas.

That argument doesn't sound plausible to Stanford University's Paul S. Auerbach. Dr. Auerbach, who had advocated use of the Sawyer pump in his 2003 book "Medicine for the Outdoors" and is listed on Sawyer's Web site as supporting the product, says the new edition of his book, expected out next month from Elsevier Inc., will recommend against its use based on newer research."

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wouldn't Be Without It!, August 21, 2009

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Hannah Caroline "Hannah Caroline" - See all my reviews
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This pump is phenomenal. The old snake bite kits with the razor are outdated. It surprises me that they even make them today. And it surprises me even more that stores actually carry them, especially when this product exists. There's simply no comparison. I bought one of these a couple years ago and kept it in my hiking gear.

Last summer I was bit by a Hobo spider and this pump saved me a trip to the ER. I was amazed at how powerful the pump is. I could clearly see the venom as it was being sucked out. Afterwards, the skin discoloration and stinging from the bite were gone and the only evidence that it ever happened was the two fang marks in my skin. Someone else in a similar situation might want to make a trip to the clinic, just to be safe. Sometimes, though, you're far in the backwoods and can't get to help readily. At times like that, this pump could potentially save a life.

Thankfully, I haven't had to use this for a snake bite, but I have no doubt it would work. I now keep two of these close by--one in my house and the other in my car. I use them for mosquito bites, too, and they effectively eliminate the itching. I recommend this pump to EVERYONE and wouldn't be without it.