Large snake size suggests increased snakebite severity in patients bitten by rattlesnakes in Southern California

Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 120-126

  Janes Jr , Donald N ^a   Bush, Sean P ^b   Kolluru, Gita R ^c  

^a Lynchburg General Hospital   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Envenomation; Rattlesnake; Severity; Snakebite; Venom

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHILD; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; BODY SIZE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SNAKE BITES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955732356     PISSN: 10806032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. D.E. Brooks, K.A. Graeme, A.M. Ruha, and D.A. Tanen Respiratory compromise in patients with rattlesnake envenomation J Emerg Med 23 2002 329 332
2. W. Kerns, and C. Tomaszewski Airway obstruction following canebrake rattlesnake envenomation J Emerg Med 20 2001 377 380
3. J.D. Hinze, J.A. Barker, T.R. Jones, and R.E. Winn Life-threatening upper airway edema caused by a distal rattlesnake bite Ann Emerg Med 38 2001 79 82
4. S.R. Offerman, J.D. Barry, A. Schneir, and R.F. Clark Biphasic rattlesnake venom-induced thrombocytopenia J Emerg Med 24 2003 289 293
5. S.P. Bush, V.H. Wu, and S.W. Corbett Rattlesnake venom-induced thrombocytopenia response to antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent: a case series Acad Emerg Med 7 2000 181 185
6. L.V. Boyer, S.A. Seifert, and R.F. Clark Recurrent and persistent coagulopathy following pit viper envenomation Arch Intern Med 159 1999 706 710
7. F.E. Russell Snake Venom Poisoning 1983 Scholium International Great Neck, NY
8. B.S. Gold, R.A. Barish, and R.C. Dart Resolution of compartment syndrome after rattlesnake envenomation utilizing non-invasive measures J Emerg Med 24 2003 285 288
9. R.C. Dart, K.M. Hurlbut, R. Garcia, and J. Boren Validation of a severity score for the assessment of crotalid snakebite Ann Emerg Med 27 1996 321 326
10. W.K. Hayes, S.P. Bush, and S.S. Herbert Defensive bites by rattlesnakes (genus Crotalus): Venom expenditure, envenomation severity, and the importance of snake size [abstract] January 1518, 2005 Biology of the Rattlesnakes Symposium Loma Linda, CA
11. W.B. Rhoten, and J.F. Gennaro Treatment of the bite of a Mojave rattlesnake J Fla Med Assoc 55 1968 338 340
12. W.A. Wingert, and L. Chan Rattlesnake bites in southern California and rationale for recommended treatment West J Med 148 1988 37 44
13. W.K. Hayes Ontogeny of striking, prey-handling, and envenomation behavior of prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus v. viridis) Toxicon 29 1991 867 875
14. M.K. Fiero, M.W. Seifert, T.J. Weaver, and C.A. Bonilla Comparative study of juvenile and adult prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis viridis) venoms Toxicon 10 1972 81 82
15. W.K. Hayes Factors associated with the mass of venom expended by prairie rattlesnakes (Crotalus v. viridis) feeding on mice Toxicon 30 1992 449 460
16. M.T. Jorge, J.L. Cardoso, and S.C. Castro A randomized 'blinded' comparison of two doses of antivenom in the treatment of Bothrops envenoming in So Paulo, Brazil Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 89 1995 111 114
17. D.D. Tariang, P.J. Philip, and G. Alexander Randomized controlled trial on the effective dose of anti-snake venom in cases of snake bite with systemic envenomation J Assoc Physicians India 47 1999 369 371
18. D.A. Tanen, A.M. Ruha, K.A. Graeme, and S.C. Curry Epidemiology and hospital course of rattlesnake envenomations cared for at a tertiary referral center in central Arizona Acad Emerg Med 8 2001 177 182
19. W.K. Hayes Venom metering by juvenile prairie rattlesnakes, Crotalus v. viridis: effects of prey size and experience Anim Behav 50 1995 33 40
20. B.A. Young, and K. Zahn Venom flow in rattlesnakes: mechanics and metering J Exp Biol 204 2001 4345 4351
21. R.A. Cowles, and L.M. Colletti Presentation and treatment of venomous snakebites at a northern academic medical center Am Surg 69 2003 445 449
22. N. Morandi, and J. Williams Snakebite injuries: contributing factors and intentionality of exposure Wilderness Environ Med 8 1997 152 155
23. E.L. Hall Role of surgical intervention in the management of crotaline snake envenomation Ann Emerg Med 37 2001 175 180
24. F. LoVecchio, J. Klemens, S. Welch, and R. Rodriguez Antibiotics after rattlesnake envenomation J Emerg Med 23 2002 327 328
25. R.C. Dart, S.A. Seifert, and L.V. Boyer A randomized multicenter trial of crotaline polyvalent immune Fab (ovine) antivenom for the treatment for crotaline snakebite in the United States Arch Intern Med 161 2001 2030 2036