Antivenom Details
... In addition, to provide longer term protection against anaphylactoid reaction, 100 mg of hydrocortisone and 10 mg of H1 antihistamine can be given I.V. The dose for children is 0.2 mg/Kg of antihistamine I.V. and 2 mg/Kg of hydrocortisone I.V. If after 10 to 15 minutes, the patient's condition has n ...
... In addition, to provide longer term protection against anaphylactoid reaction, 100 mg of hydrocortisone and 10 mg of H1 antihistamine can be given I.V. The dose for children is 0.2 mg/Kg of antihistamine I.V. and 2 mg/Kg of hydrocortisone I.V. If after 10 to 15 minutes, the patient's condition has n ...
Guideline
... Table 2. Summary of features of venomous Australian snakes........................................................................12 Table 3. Absolute and relative indications for antivenom................................................................................17 Table 4. Summary of clinical ...
... Table 2. Summary of features of venomous Australian snakes........................................................................12 Table 3. Absolute and relative indications for antivenom................................................................................17 Table 4. Summary of clinical ...
Herbal cure for poisons and poisonous bites from Western Uttar
... and herbal practitioners for these health hazards. Although many such herbal drugs have not been recognized as poisons in modern medicine yet, these folks drugs have, in our present study, proven to be very promising in their effectiveness. Moreover, these herbal remedies are relatively cheaper and ...
... and herbal practitioners for these health hazards. Although many such herbal drugs have not been recognized as poisons in modern medicine yet, these folks drugs have, in our present study, proven to be very promising in their effectiveness. Moreover, these herbal remedies are relatively cheaper and ...
Mammalian Injuries
... Large sized animal will keep cougar fed for up to 14 days During this time, cougar will remain in close proximity to prey ...
... Large sized animal will keep cougar fed for up to 14 days During this time, cougar will remain in close proximity to prey ...
Bites and Stings CPG
... leaving the mouthparts embedded.(5) The key is to place the points of the device as close to the skin as possible so that when the tick is pulled out it remains intact. A prolonged (weeks) local reaction, with or without infection, in response to a bite is common, unless all of the tick including th ...
... leaving the mouthparts embedded.(5) The key is to place the points of the device as close to the skin as possible so that when the tick is pulled out it remains intact. A prolonged (weeks) local reaction, with or without infection, in response to a bite is common, unless all of the tick including th ...
Centipede bite victims: a review of patients presenting to two
... centipedes).2,3 All except Geophilomorpha attack humans.2 The Scolopendromorpha include the Scolopendra (Fig 1), which are the largest and therefore probably the most dangerous centipedes.3 Centipedes have a pair of modified legs connected to venom glands at the first segment behind the head enablin ...
... centipedes).2,3 All except Geophilomorpha attack humans.2 The Scolopendromorpha include the Scolopendra (Fig 1), which are the largest and therefore probably the most dangerous centipedes.3 Centipedes have a pair of modified legs connected to venom glands at the first segment behind the head enablin ...
Black Widow Spider Envenomation
... additional cases that go unreported each year. Actual fatalities associated with spider envenomations are quite rare. In fact, in the 2000 AAPCC report, there were no fatalities due to spider envenomations. This low mortality rate is primarily because small quantities of venom are delivered with eac ...
... additional cases that go unreported each year. Actual fatalities associated with spider envenomations are quite rare. In fact, in the 2000 AAPCC report, there were no fatalities due to spider envenomations. This low mortality rate is primarily because small quantities of venom are delivered with eac ...
2002 - THE ORAL CAVITY OF REPTILES
... upper jaw, limited to one side of the jaw, or even localized to a single point, as is seen when there is a tooth abscess. If the infection is localized, such as in a tooth abscess, and left untreated, it has the potential to spread. The infection will often dissect between the gums and the skin, for ...
... upper jaw, limited to one side of the jaw, or even localized to a single point, as is seen when there is a tooth abscess. If the infection is localized, such as in a tooth abscess, and left untreated, it has the potential to spread. The infection will often dissect between the gums and the skin, for ...
CURRENT CONCEPTS REVIEW Animal and human bites
... wounds are limited to hand bites (45). As with animal bites, the bacteriology of human bites is closely related to the indigenous oral flora of the culprit (3, 18), with the saliva serving as a culture and inoculation medium for the invasive organisms (35). Although many of these are relatively harm ...
... wounds are limited to hand bites (45). As with animal bites, the bacteriology of human bites is closely related to the indigenous oral flora of the culprit (3, 18), with the saliva serving as a culture and inoculation medium for the invasive organisms (35). Although many of these are relatively harm ...
Book - Zoological Survey of India
... has been made in our understanding of the chemistry and physiopharmacology of the animal toxins. Marine ecosystem in temperate and tropical waters harbors a large number of such animals that have both venoms and poisons. Conodonts, a large group of tiny extinct marine animals that lived up to 500 mi ...
... has been made in our understanding of the chemistry and physiopharmacology of the animal toxins. Marine ecosystem in temperate and tropical waters harbors a large number of such animals that have both venoms and poisons. Conodonts, a large group of tiny extinct marine animals that lived up to 500 mi ...
The arsenic and mercury-containing Tanjore pills
... vaidyan’s medical skills and the veracity of his claim need verification. Campbell ordered that the Ŧanjavur vaidyan appears before the Madras-Hospital Board (MHB) with his pills, which was generically referred as the Tanjore pills. After relevant chemical analysis, the MHB approved and encouraged t ...
... vaidyan’s medical skills and the veracity of his claim need verification. Campbell ordered that the Ŧanjavur vaidyan appears before the Madras-Hospital Board (MHB) with his pills, which was generically referred as the Tanjore pills. After relevant chemical analysis, the MHB approved and encouraged t ...
Full Topic PDF
... result in local tissue damage, hematological abnormalities, or regional lymph node pain; they have been reported in the medical literature to occur in approximately 25% of crotaline snakebites. The true incidence of dry bites may be much higher since they may not be seen in an emergency department a ...
... result in local tissue damage, hematological abnormalities, or regional lymph node pain; they have been reported in the medical literature to occur in approximately 25% of crotaline snakebites. The true incidence of dry bites may be much higher since they may not be seen in an emergency department a ...
Guidelines for the Management of Snake-Bites
... of snake-bite envenoming amounts to 10 million vials of antivenins. Unfortunately, the present worldwide production capacity is well below these needs. This trend needs to be reversed through concerted actions by national, regional and world health authorities and manufacturers and through effective ...
... of snake-bite envenoming amounts to 10 million vials of antivenins. Unfortunately, the present worldwide production capacity is well below these needs. This trend needs to be reversed through concerted actions by national, regional and world health authorities and manufacturers and through effective ...
Trauma Nursing - Faculty Sites - Metropolitan Community College
... 2nd degree- fluid blisters with partial thick necrosis 3rd degree- dark fluid blisters, sub cutaneous necrosis 4th degree- no blisters, no edema, necrosis to muscle and bone ...
... 2nd degree- fluid blisters with partial thick necrosis 3rd degree- dark fluid blisters, sub cutaneous necrosis 4th degree- no blisters, no edema, necrosis to muscle and bone ...
guidelines - Disaster Relief
... in the comfort of their homes. Unfortunately, many of these snakebite cases go unreported and thus do not appear in official epidemiological statistics. Health workers often have little or no formal training in the management of snakebite, and appropriate antivenom is rarely available. The Guideline ...
... in the comfort of their homes. Unfortunately, many of these snakebite cases go unreported and thus do not appear in official epidemiological statistics. Health workers often have little or no formal training in the management of snakebite, and appropriate antivenom is rarely available. The Guideline ...
Snake Bite - Developing Anaesthesia
... Bites may show the “typical” appearance of paired puncture wounds, but they may also appear as a single puncture wound, or merely as a scratch mark, occasionally as a frank laceration. ...
... Bites may show the “typical” appearance of paired puncture wounds, but they may also appear as a single puncture wound, or merely as a scratch mark, occasionally as a frank laceration. ...
Bug Bites - Alameda County Vector Control
... pellagra can cause perceptions of parasitosis, dermatitis or hives. Certain medications can cause unusual skin sensations and itching as well as some dietary deficiencies. Delusory Parasitosis (monosymtomatic hypochrondriacal psychosis): A delusion is a “false belief that cannot be corrected by reas ...
... pellagra can cause perceptions of parasitosis, dermatitis or hives. Certain medications can cause unusual skin sensations and itching as well as some dietary deficiencies. Delusory Parasitosis (monosymtomatic hypochrondriacal psychosis): A delusion is a “false belief that cannot be corrected by reas ...
SPIDERS (BLACK WIDOW AND BROWN RECLUSE) Are all spider
... The majority of spider bites are not dangerous at all. Most spiders’ fangs aren’t long enough to penetrate the skin or their venom doesn’t cause serious toxicity. There are two species of spiders in the US that may cause more significant symptoms than just skin irritation and pain: the Black Widow a ...
... The majority of spider bites are not dangerous at all. Most spiders’ fangs aren’t long enough to penetrate the skin or their venom doesn’t cause serious toxicity. There are two species of spiders in the US that may cause more significant symptoms than just skin irritation and pain: the Black Widow a ...
North American Poisonous Bites and Stings
... This article focuses on the management of the most common North American scorpion, arachnid, Hymenoptera, and snake envenomations that cause clinically significant problems. Water creatures and less common animal envenomations are not covered in this article. Critical care management of envenomed pa ...
... This article focuses on the management of the most common North American scorpion, arachnid, Hymenoptera, and snake envenomations that cause clinically significant problems. Water creatures and less common animal envenomations are not covered in this article. Critical care management of envenomed pa ...
Envenomations
... within the range of recluse spiders and if more likely causes, such as infection, are excluded.13,14 It is advisable to obtain early consultation with a toxinologist or a physician experienced in treating envenomations. Careful assessment of the clinical effects, guided by knowledge of the onset of ...
... within the range of recluse spiders and if more likely causes, such as infection, are excluded.13,14 It is advisable to obtain early consultation with a toxinologist or a physician experienced in treating envenomations. Careful assessment of the clinical effects, guided by knowledge of the onset of ...
... penetrate joint capsules and even bone, resulting in serious complications such as septic arthritis. Prompt assessment and treatment, including empiric antibiotic treatment and tetanus immunization, can avert most problems. Yet, many patients will not need such treatment; in fact, even though bite w ...
Snake bite Biochemical changes in blood after envenomation by
... poisonous snakes . Figures of mortality in India are 15,000 per annum; however these statistics are not accurate mainly because most snake bite incidents take place in villages and forest areas ...
... poisonous snakes . Figures of mortality in India are 15,000 per annum; however these statistics are not accurate mainly because most snake bite incidents take place in villages and forest areas ...
First aid for snake bites in Australia or New Guinea
... preparedness strategy. The St John Ambulance of Australia website (http://www.stjohnambulance.com.au) has specific resources about DRS ABCD and other first aid skills. ✔ RETREAT to a safe distance away from the snake, if necessary. ✔ CALM the patient, lay them down and keep them still. The recovery ...
... preparedness strategy. The St John Ambulance of Australia website (http://www.stjohnambulance.com.au) has specific resources about DRS ABCD and other first aid skills. ✔ RETREAT to a safe distance away from the snake, if necessary. ✔ CALM the patient, lay them down and keep them still. The recovery ...
Regional Center for Poison Control and Prevention Arachnophobia
... You may have read the recent news headlines about black widow spiders. There are primarily two spiders in the United States that are harmful to humans: the brown recluse and the black widow. Occasionally a brown recluse or black widow will make its way to this part of the country. Usually the spider ...
... You may have read the recent news headlines about black widow spiders. There are primarily two spiders in the United States that are harmful to humans: the brown recluse and the black widow. Occasionally a brown recluse or black widow will make its way to this part of the country. Usually the spider ...
Epidemiology of snakebites
Most snakebites are caused by non-venomous snakes. Of the roughly 3,000 known species of snake found worldwide, only 15% are considered dangerous to humans. Snakes are found on every continent except Antarctica. There are two major families of venomous snakes, Elapidae and Viperidae. Three hundred and twenty five species in 61 genera are recognized in the family Elapidae and 224 species in 22 genera are recognized in the family Viperidae, In addition, the most diverse and widely distributed snake family, the colubrids, has approximately 700 venomous species, but only five genera—boomslangs, twig snakes, keelback snakes, green snakes, and slender snakes—have caused human fatalities.Since reporting is not mandatory in many regions of the world, snakebites often go unreported. Consequently, no accurate study has ever been conducted to determine the frequency of snakebites on the international level. However, some estimates put the number at 5.4 million snakebites, 2.5 million envenomings, resulting in perhaps 125,000 deaths.Others estimate 1.2 to 5.5 million snakebites, 421,000 to 1.8 million envenomings, and 20,000 to 94,000 deaths. Many people who survive bites nevertheless suffer from permanent tissue damage caused by venom, leading to disability. Most snake envenomings and fatalities occur in South Asia, Southeast Asia, and sub-Saharan Africa, with India reporting the most snakebite deaths of any country.Worldwide, snakebites occur most frequently in the summer season when snakes are active and humans are outdoors. Agricultural and tropical regions report more snakebites than anywhere else. Victims are typically male and between 17 and 27 years of age. Children and the elderly are the most likely to die.