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Snake Bites and Children

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doi:10.4103/0974-2700.43190 Venomous snake bites: Symptoms & first aid. (Judge 2019) Best when given within 4 hours of the bite, but still effective within 24 hours Always give an entire vial of antivenom, never a partial vial. It’s expensive, so if you’re giving some of a vial, give it all. J Emerg Trauma Shock. 2008;1(2):97-105.

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Spicy Bites - Snake Envenomation

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Along with inducing coagulopathy, venom toxins may contribute to local and/or systemic hemorrhage and plasma extravasation by means of basement membrane degradation within the vasculature. First Aid and Pre-Hospital Management of Venomous Snakebites.” Meyers, Stephen E., and Prasanna Tadi. Snake Toxicity.” Accessed 13 July 2024.