Tackling venomous snake bites worldwide
โ Scribed by David McNamee
- Book ID
- 117277201
- Publisher
- The Lancet
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 37 KB
- Volume
- 357
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0140-6736
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Taxonomy and geographical distribution Only a small percentage of the almost 3000 known species of snakes are venomous, and thus potentially dangerous to humans (1). Venomous snakes are classified into four families: Viperidae, Atractaspididae, Elapidae, and Colubridae.Viperidae (vipers, pit vipers)
Objective.-To evaluate the accuracy of Internet information regarding the prehospital care of venomous snake bites. Methods.-Two major search engines were used to identify 48 Web sites regarding 6 prehospital treatment options for snake bite (removal of constrictive devices, ice, heat, electric sho