A pharmacological approach to first aid treatment for snakebite

Nature Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 809-811

  Saul, Megan E ^a   Thomas, Paul A ^b   Dosen, Peter J ^c   Isbister, Geoffrey K ^d,e   O'Leary, Margaret A ^e   Whyte, Ian M ^d,e   McFadden, Sally A ^c   Van Helden, Dirk F ^c  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e CALVARY MATER NEWCASTLE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CROTALUS ATROX; FIRST AID; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDONAJA TEXTILIS; RESPIRATORY ARREST; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE DONORS; NITROGLYCERIN; OINTMENTS; RATS; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS; YOUNG ADULT;

RATTUS;

EID: 79960133287     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm.2382     Document Type: Article

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