The effect of pre-hospital care for venomous snake bite on outcome in Nigeria

Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Michael, Godpower C ^a   Thacher, Tom D ^b   Shehu, Mohammed I L ^a  

^a AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Envenomation; Epidemiology; First aid; Rural health; Viper

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; FAV AFRIQUE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLACK STONE; CARPET VIPER; CONCOCTION; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INCISION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TISSUE NECROSIS; TOURNIQUET; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NIGERIA; PRESSURE; SNAKE BITES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE; YOUNG ADULT;

ECHIS OCELLATUS; ECHIS PYRAMIDUM; VIPERINAE;

EID: 78651508498     PISSN: 00359203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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