Big snake, small snake: Which wound is worse when bitten?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1363-1365

  Hon, Kam Lun Ellis ^a   Lee, Ka Wah Tony ^b   Cheung, Kam Lau ^a   Ng, Pak Cheung ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Christian Zheng Sheng College   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Snakebite

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; HYDROCORTISONE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADULT; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULITIS; CHILD; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LABORATORY TEST; LIMB SWELLING; MALE; MORBIDITY; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKIN BRUISING; SNAKEBITE; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BOIDAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNAKE BITES; TRIMERESURUS; VIPER VENOMS;

EID: 68249104344     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01307.x     Document Type: Article

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