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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