[Julian grits his teeth and starts mentally going through all the ways he obviously needs to update the hospital's manuals on standard operating procedure. He might not be able to get them to a level of technology he's used to, but this is barbaric.]

If it's venom it needs to be injected into the bloodstream, swallowing it won't do anything, but the risk of wound infection or blood-borne illness transmission...not that you have to worry about that from me, I don't have anything that would be transmissible...if it's poison swallowing it would be harmful.

[He hates it. This is on the level of four humors and miasma theory--complete fiction from people who should know better.]

It most certainly is, and I will be updating the hospital's protocols as soon as possible.