TY - JOUR
T1 - Bedside Management Considerations in the Treatment of Pit Viper Envenomation
AU - Smith, Susan
AU - Sanders-Sammons, Susan
AU - Carr, Jennifer
AU - King, Thomas R.
AU - Ambrose, Heather S.
AU - Zimmet, Lance
AU - Repasky, Terri M.
AU - Hendrix, Susan S.
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Death and disability as a result of venomous snake bite is a significant public health concern in both the United States and throughout the world. In the US, an estimated 9000 people are treated for pit viper snakebite annually, 1-3 and a death rate of 1 in 756 envenomations occurs. 4 Worldwide, an estimated 421,000 bites and 20,000 deaths occur annually from venomous snake bites, the majority of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 5
AB - Death and disability as a result of venomous snake bite is a significant public health concern in both the United States and throughout the world. In the US, an estimated 9000 people are treated for pit viper snakebite annually, 1-3 and a death rate of 1 in 756 envenomations occurs. 4 Worldwide, an estimated 421,000 bites and 20,000 deaths occur annually from venomous snake bites, the majority of which occur in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. 5
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84923616615
U2 - 10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.002
M3 - Article
SN - 0099-1767
VL - 40
SP - 537
EP - 545
JO - Journal of Emergency Nursing
JF - Journal of Emergency Nursing
IS - 6
ER -
