Respiratory compromise in patients with rattlesnake envenomation

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 329-332

  Brooks, Daniel E ^a   Graeme, Kimberlie A ^a   Ruha, Anne Michelle ^a   Tanen, David A ^b  

^a BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivenin; Intubation; Rattlesnake envenomation; Respiratory compromise

Indexed keywords

CROFAB; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INDICATION; ENVENOMATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SNAKEBITE;

ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ARIZONA; BRONCHIAL HYPERREACTIVITY; CROTALUS; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 0036861252     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-4679(02)00573-5     Document Type: Article

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