Clinical Profile of Snake Bite Cases in Vidarbha Region of Maharashtra, India

Snakebite is a common problem faced in rural India. It takes a high toll of lives mainly of working male of the family. The present prospective observational study was carried out to study the clinical profile and management by syndromic approach of snakebite.245 cases of snakebite were admitted to Snake bite management unit of Laddhad Hospital over a period of 1 year from July 2010 to June 2011.Analysis of the data showed that majority 91.43 of cases were encountered from rural area in the age group of 21 to 30 years 24.90 Majority were male patients 62.04. Most affected were the agricultural laborers 56.33 and 60.82 of the cases had bite over lower extremities. Most of the snake bite 75.97 occurred during day time. July to October was the period in which most snake bite cases were observed. It was observed that syndromic approach was very effective in early diagnosis and treatment of snake bite. Average number of antiserum venom ASV required for cobra bite was 16 krait bite 22 Russells viper bite 12 and saw scaled viper bite 10.Average hospital stay in days for cobra bite were 6 krait bite 8 Russells viper bite 4 and saw scaled viper 4. Mortality rate was 0.81.nbsp