A Localizing Circumferential Compression Device Delayed Death After Artificial Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake Envenomation to the Torso of an Animal Model in a Pilot Study

Journal of Medical Toxicology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 207-211

  Hack, Jason B ^a,b   Orogbemi, Babatunde ^a   DeGuzman, Jocelyn M ^a   Brewer, Kori L ^a   Meggs, William J ^a   O'Rourke, Dorcas ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Novel device; Snake bite; Treatment

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD TOXICITY; BREATHING RATE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVENOMATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HYPOTENSION; LOCALIZING CIRCUMFERENTIAL COMPRESSION DEVICE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PULSE RATE; RESPIRATORY ARREST; RESPIRATORY TRACT INTUBATION; SEDATION; SHOCK; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SURVIVAL RATE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAL SIGN;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CROTALID VENOMS; CROTALUS; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; FEMALE; HEART ARREST; HEART RATE; PILOT PROJECTS; PRESSURE; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SNAKE BITES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; SWINE;

EID: 77956191982     PISSN: 15569039     EISSN: 19376995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13181-010-0050-5     Document Type: Article

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