Our Clinical Experiences in Snake Bites

Snake Bites

gIR _i shall be obliged, if you will kindly insert the following in your esteemed Journal, if you think it will interest your readers. I was called to see a case of serpent bite to a village about 14 miles away. I reached the place at 2 p.m., and on inquiry I learnt that the man was bitten by a snake in the early morning of the previous day at 5 a.m., i-s,, thiity-three hours before I first saw...

Venomous snake bites: clinical diagnosis and treatment

Snake bites are life-threatening injuries that can require intensive care. The diagnosis and treatment of venomous snake bites is sometimes difficult for clinicians because sufficient information has not been provided in clinical practice. Here we review the literature to present the proper management of bites by mamushi, habu, and yamakagashi snakes, which widely inhabit Japan and other Asian ...

Snake-Bites

Vipera berus is the only viper i.e. venomous (poisonous) snake that is found in Poland. Snakebites occur rarely und usually follow attempts of catching the viper or accidental treading on it. Appropriate treatment consists of administering specific antivenom serum (antivenin). Four cases of snakebites hospitalized in 1989-1995 in the Department of Infectious Diseases of the University Medical S...

An Epidemiologic and Clinical Study of Snake Bites during a Five-Year Period in Karoon, Iran

Legro's Solution and Snake Bites

Silt,?I beg to send you notes on the use of Michel Lcgro's Anti-Venomous Solution in cases of snake-bite, which may be kindly inserted in the Indian Medical Gazette. Recently I was called to see a case of snake-bite. A boy, aged about 18, was bitten on his right foot by a cobra at about 7 a.m. The patient immediately after the bite tied a ligature tightly round the leg below the knee with a rop...