Toxins, 2014 Venomous snakebites are an important health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. King cobra (Ophiophagus hannah) is the largest venomous snake found in South and Southeast Asia. In this study, the O.
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Snake Envenomation in North-West Iran: A Three-Year Clinical Study [PDF]
International Journal of Medical Toxicology and Forensic Medicine, 2019 Background: Snakebite is a medical emergency and must receive high-priority assessment and treatment, even in patients who initially appear well. A few reports have been published regarding snakebite in Iran.
Rahim Nejadrahim +3 more
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Snakebites by Bothrops taeniatus: characteristics of snakebites involving a rare venomous snake in Brazil [PDF]
Einstein (São Paulo)Snakebites from the genus Bothrops account for up to 90% of venomous snakebites in Brazil. Among these species, Bothrops taeniatus is considered rare in Brazil, with only one reported case in the literature.
Paula Cristina Yukari Suzaki Fujii +5 more
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Sociodemographic, geographic and temporal patterns of snakebites in Brazil: a descriptive study, 2010-2022 [PDF]
Epidemiologia e Serviços de SaúdeObjective: To analyze snakebite accidents that occurred in Brazil between 2010 and 2022, focusing on the sociodemographic characteristics of victims, snake genus involved, seasonality, geographic distribution, degree of risk and relationship with biomes.
Gisele Dias de Freitas +8 more
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Acidente botrópico em paciente pediátrico: relato de caso
Residência Pediátrica, 2023 Botropic accidents are the most common among snake accidents in Brazil. The species Bothrops jararaca, the popular jararaca, predominantly inhabits the south and southeast regions, and thus is the most relevant venomous snake in the region, being ...
Karoline Silva Zeni +7 more
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Does the traditional snakebite severity score correctly classify envenomated patients? [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2016 Objective This study aims to help set domestic guidelines for administration of antivenom to envenomated patients after snakebites. Methods This retrospective observational case series comprised 128 patients with snake envenomation.
Seungho Kang +2 more
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The protective effects and ameliorative potency of the haemolymph from the Saudi scorpion Androctonus crassicauda against the oxidative stress induced by its crude venom: A pharmacological study [PDF]
Journal of Bioscience and Applied Research, 2018 Background: Envenomation from dangerous scorpions remains a horrible threat in many parts of the globe, especially the developed countries, reflecting a reliable cause of a lot of mortalities and morbidities for both children and adolescents; as the ...
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Toxins, 2020 Pit viper venom commonly causes venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy (VICC), which can be complicated by life-threatening hemorrhage. VICC has a complex pathophysiology affecting multiple steps of the coagulation pathway.
Eun Jung Park +3 more
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Interspecies Variations in Clinical Envenoming Effects of Viper Snakes Evolutionized in a Common Habitat: A Comparative Study on Echis carinatus sochureki and Macrovipera lebetina obtusa Victims in Iran [PDF]
Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, 2019 Background: Despite sharing common evolutionary features, Viperidae species including Echis carinatus and Macrovipera lebetina possess venoms with different proportions of toxic agents, thereby causing clinical effects with potentially variable severity.
Seyed Mostafa Monzavi +5 more
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Antivenom supply and demand: An analysis of antivenom availability and utilization in South Africa
African Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023 Introduction: Snakebites are a neglected tropical disease. In many areas, envenoming incidence and antivenom administration rates are unknown. This study compared antivenom (AV) availability to rates of envenoming and recommendations to treat (RTT) in ...
Natalie R Neumann +6 more
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