RT Book, Section
A1 Pizon, Anthony F.
A1 Ruha, Anne-Michelle
A2 Nelson, Lewis S.
A2 Howland, Mary Ann
A2 Lewin, Neal A.
A2 Smith, Silas W.
A2 Goldfrank, Lewis R.
A2 Hoffman, Robert S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1163003733
T1 Antivenom for North American Venomous Snakes (Crotaline and Elapid)
T2 Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies, 11e
YR 2019
FD 2019
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259859618
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1163003733
RD 2024/04/17
AB In  addition  to  supportive  care,  antivenom  provides  definitive  management  of  North  American  venomous  snakebites.  In  the  past,  numerous  treatments  were  advocated  to  prevent  systemic  absorption  or  to  neutralize  venom.  These  therapies  included  tourniquets,  incision  and  suction,  venom  extractors,  electrotherapy,  and  cryotherapy.  All  of  these  treatment  modalities  are  either  ineffective,  delay  time  to  definitive  care,  or  harmful.  The  focus  of  treatment  for  the  snakebite  victim  is  a  careful  assessment,  supportive  care,  evaluating  for  signs  of  envenomation,  and  ultimately,  determining  the  need  for  antivenom.