Non-front-fanged colubroid snakes: A current evidence-based analysis of medical significance

Toxicon

Volumn 69, Issue , 2013, Pages 103-113

  Weinstein, Scott A ^a   White, Julian ^a   Keyler, Daniel E ^b   Warrell, David A ^c  

^a WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

" Colubrid" bites; " Rear fanged"; Hazard index; Medical significance; Oral products; Venom

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; HEPARIN; NEOSTIGMINE; SNAKE VENOM; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; VENOM ANTISERUM;

ARTICLE; BOIGA IRREGULARIS; BORIKENOPHIS PORTORICENSIS; COLUBRIDAE; DISPHOLIDUS TYPUS; ENVENOMATION; ERYTHROCYTE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; EXCHANGE BLOOD TRANSFUSION; HETERODON NASICUS; HUMAN; LETHALITY; MALPOLON MONSPESSULANUS; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; NON FRONT FANGED COLUBROID SNAKE; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PHILODRYAS OLFERSII; PLASMA TRANSFUSION; PLASMAPHERESIS; PLATYCEPS RHODORACHIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOPHIS SUBMINIATUS; RHABDOPHIS TIGINIS; SNAKEBITE; SPECIES IDENTIFICATION; TAXON; THELOTORNIS; WOUND CARE; ACCURACY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; POISONOUS SNAKE; TAXONOMY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; RISK FACTOR; SNAKE BITES;

ALSOPHIS; BOIGA IRREGULARIS; COLUBRIDAE; COLUBROIDEA; DISPHOLIDUS TYPUS; HETERODON NASICUS; MALPOLON MONSPESSULANUS; PHILODRYAS OLFERSII; PLATYCEPS RHODORACHIS; RHABDOPHIS; RHABDOPHIS SUBMINIATUS; SERPENTES; THELOTORNIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; ANTIVENINS; COLUBRIDAE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS;

EID: 84878483556     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: 18793150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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