Venomous snakebite in mountainous terrain: Prevention and management

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-202

  Boyd, Jeff J ^a   Agazzi, Giancelso ^b   Svajda, Dario ^c   Morgan, Arthur J ^d   Ferrandis, Silvia ^e   Norris, Robert L ^f  

^a Banff Mineral Springs Hospital   (Canada)

^b Italian Alpine Club Medical Commission   (Italy)

^c Mountain Rescue Medical Commission   (Croatia)

^d National Rescue Committee   (South Africa)

^e Hospital Comarcal del Pallars   (Spain)

^f STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Elapid; First aid; Mountaineering; Rescue; Snakebite; Viper

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; ATROPINE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; EDROPHONIUM; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IBUPROFEN; KETAMINE; NEOSTIGMINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; STEROID;

ALGORITHM; ANAPHYLAXIS; BANDAGE; BLEEDING; BRADYCARDIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; FIRST AID; FLUID RESUSCITATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; KIDNEY FAILURE; MOUNTAINEERING; NEUROTOXICITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; REVIEW; SHOCK; SNAKEBITE; SPLINT; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 35148880606     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-RA-087R.1     Document Type: Article

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