Treatment of Snake-Bites

Rational Scientific Treatment of 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...

Snake Bites and Their Treatment in India

Snake Bites and Their Treatment in India

Colonel Chopra and Captain Chowhan was Pu^, ujte It is mentioned in the article that .'viper. ^ prevents clotting of blood, thus encouraging oozM=> blood from the nose, vagina and stools, etc. nl It is not clear to me why this same viper ve oV is successfully employed in cases of haemophilia *-0f bleeders, and allied diseases where the coagulability blood is delayed or prevented. ure In other w...

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...