Bedside Management Considerations in the Treatment of Pit Viper Envenomation

Authors

Susan Smith, Loma Linda University Medical Center
Susan Sanders-Sammons, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Jennifer Carr, Corpus Christi Medical Center
Thomas R. King, BTG International Group
Heather S. Ambrose, BTG International Inc
Lance Zimmet, Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Terri M. Repasky, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-31-2014

Publication Title

Journal of Emergency Nursing

DOI

10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.002

ISSN

0099-1767

Abstract

Death and disability as a result of venomous snake bite is a significant public health concern in both the United States and throughout the world. In the US, an estimated 9000 people are treated for pit viper snakebite annually,^1-3 and a death rate of 1 in 756 envenomations occurs.⁴ Worldwide, an estimated 421,000 bites and 20,000 deaths occur annually from venomous snake bites, the majority of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.⁵

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Recommended Citation

Smith, Susan, Susan Sanders-Sammons, Jennifer Carr, Thomas R. King, Heather S. Ambrose, Lance Zimmet, Terri M. Repasky. 2014. "Bedside Management Considerations in the Treatment of Pit Viper Envenomation." Journal of Emergency Nursing, 40 (6): 537-345: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.002 source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0099176714000038?via%3Dihub
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