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Pre-hospital treatment of snake envenomation in patients presented AT a tertiary care hospital in Northwestern India
Provedor de dados: Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins Including Tropical Diseases
Autores: Chauhan,S.; Faruqi,S.; Bhalla,A.; Sharma,N.; Varma,S.; Bali,J.
Snakebite is an important medical emergency. Anti-snake venom along with supportive care is the only specific treatment. However, many people put their faith in non-registered medical practitioners. Where medical aid is available, lack of trained health personnel jeopardizes the situation. This retrospective study, the first of its kind, was aimed at studying the pre-hospital treatment as well as the behavior of patients bitten by snakes and referred to the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. A total of 88 cases that occurred between January 1997 and December 2001 were studied. Seventy patients received treatment prior to admission (the majority was treated by non-registered medical practitioners, registered medical...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Snake envenomation; Clinical features; Treatment; First aid.
Ano: 2005
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992005000300006