Naja kaouthia: Two cases of Asiatic cobra envenomations

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-174

  Khandelwal, Gautam ^a   Katz, Kenneth D ^a,b   Brooks, Daniel E ^a,b   Gonzalez, Stephanie M ^a   Ulishney, Colleen D ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

antivenom; envenomation; Naja Kaouthia; necrosis; neurotoxicity

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HYDROXYZINE; PYRIDOSTIGMINE; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; DELAYED NEUROTOXICITY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DRUG ERUPTION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SKIN NECROSIS; SNAKE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; COBRA; COBRA VENOMS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NECROSIS; NEUROTOXICITY SYNDROMES; SNAKE BITES;

EID: 33847333378     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2006.05.047     Document Type: Article

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