Bedside Management Considerations in the Treatment of Pit Viper Envenomation

Susan Smith; Susan Sanders-Sammons; Jennifer Carr; Thomas R. King; Heather S. Ambrose; Lance Zimmet; Terri M. Repasky; Susan S. Hendrix

doi:10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.002

Bedside Management Considerations in the Treatment of Pit Viper Envenomation

Susan Smith
, Susan Sanders-Sammons
, Jennifer Carr
, Thomas R. King
, Heather S. Ambrose
, Lance Zimmet
, Terri M. Repasky
, Susan S. Hendrix

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Abstract

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

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	537-545
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume	40
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2014.01.002
State	Published - 2014

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