Antivenom use, premedication and early adverse reactions in the management of snake bites in rural Papua New Guinea

To examine antivenom use, premedication, early adverse reactions and patient outcomes after snake bite in rural Papua New Guinea. Retrospective chart analysis of all admissions for snake bite with documented antivenom use at 11 rural health facilities from January 1994 to June 2004. No formal protoc...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Toxicon (Oxford) 2007-05, Vol.49 (6), p.780-792
Hauptverfasser:	Williams, David J., Jensen, Simon D., Nimorakiotakis, Bill, Müller, Reinhold, Winkel, Kenneth D.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adrenaline Adult Anaphylaxis Anaphylaxis - chemically induced Anaphylaxis - prevention & control Animal poisons toxicology. Antivenoms Animals Antivenins - administration & dosage Antivenins - adverse effects Antivenins - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Child Child, Preschool Drug reactions Emergency Treatment - statistics & numerical data Epinephrine - administration & dosage Epinephrine - therapeutic use Female Humans Hydrocortisone - administration & dosage Hydrocortisone - therapeutic use Male Medical Records Medical sciences Middle Aged Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea - epidemiology Premedication Promethazine - administration & dosage Promethazine - therapeutic use Retrospective Studies Rural Health Services - statistics & numerical data Snake Bites - drug therapy Snake Bites - epidemiology Snake Bites - etiology Snake Venoms Snakebite Snakes Toxicology
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