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Management of Poisonous Snake Bites in Southern Taiwan
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007 Snake bite envenomation is not uncommon in Taiwan. This study focuses on the pattern of poisonous snake bites and their management in southern Taiwan over a 5-year period.
Kao-Ping Chang +2 more
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Asian Plant Research Journal, 2018 Background: Traditional Medicine is time-tested and still caters to the health needs of the society and provides health care through prophylactic treatment and rejuvenation.
Nushrath Roshana Mansoor +1 more
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Interior point search for nonparametric image segmentation [PDF]
, 2021 Precise object boundary detection for automatic image segmentation is critical for image analysis, including that used in computer-aided diagnosis. However, such detection traditionally uses active contour or snake models requiring accurate initialization and parameter optimization.
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Nature Communications, 2022 Bites by elapid snakes (e.g. cobras) can result in life-threatening paralysis caused by venom neurotoxins blocking neuromuscular nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.
Mieke Nys +10 more
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Impact of Snake Bites on the People: A Case Study in Galenbindunuwewa Divisional Secretariat Division, Sri Lanka [PDF]
, 2019 Anurdhapura district of Sri Lanka has ranked top among the snake bite prone areas. Objective of this study was to determine the impact of snake bites on the people of Galenbindunuwewa Divisional Secretariat division in Anuradhapura district.
Chandrasekara, C.M.K.N.K. +2 more
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Literature Review: The Effectiveness First Aid Pressure Immobilization Bandages Technique of Snake Bite [PDF]
, 2021 Backgrounds: Snake bites are a medical emergency that can cause permanent disability and even death (Wintoko and Prameswari 2020). The main principle recommended for the first treatment of a snakebite is to immobilize the area with a pressure bandage ...
Kamaluddin, Ridlwan, Nopita, Dian
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The Lancet, 2010 Snake bite is a common and frequently devastating environmental and occupational disease, especially in rural areas of tropical developing countries. Its public health importance has been largely ignored by medical science. Snake venoms are rich in protein and peptide toxins that have specificity for a wide range of tissue receptors, making them ...
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, 2017 In 2008, an estimated 90,000 lives were lost to snake bites, with India being the most devastated [1]. Governments and health agencies spend time and money trying to curb this, but frequently fail because of the dynamic nature of snake threats.
Fernando, Owen +6 more
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Animal bites presenting to the emergency department: Spectrum, seasonal variation, and outcome
Journal of Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, 2021 Context: Animal bites including insect, reptile, and mammalian bites are common presentations to the emergency department (ED). Although profile and outcome of individual bites are described in detail, the literature on comprehensive overall clinical ...
Kundavaram Paul Prabhakar Abhilash +1 more
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Evaluation of the lethal potency of scorpion and snake venoms and comparison between intraperitoneal and intravenous injection routes. [PDF]
, 2014 International audienceScorpion stings and snake bites are major health hazards that lead to suffering of victims and high mortality. Thousands of injuries associated with such stings and bites of venomous animals occur every year worldwide.
Bouhaouala, Balkiss +6 more
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