RT Book, Section
A1 Boesen, Keith J.
A1 Boesen, Kelly A. Green
A1 Hurst, Nicholas B.
A1 Mazda Shirazi, Farshad
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 1163006366
T1 Exotic Nonnative Snake Envenomations
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=1163006366
RD 2023/03/25
AB The  incidence  of  snakebites  worldwide  is  difficult  to  ascertain,  as  there  is  no  systematic  reporting  mechanism.  This  fact,  when  combined  with  the  variable  degree  of  confirmation  of  snakebites,  makes  the  estimation  of  an  accurate  number  extremely  difficult.  Attempts  have  been  made  utilizing  available  data  from  case  reports  in  the  literature,  hospital  records,  surveys,  and  existing  reporting  systems.  Current  estimates  place  the  worldwide  annual  incidence  of  snakebites  as  high  as  5.5  million,13,44  of  which  roughly  50%  are  thought  to  be  from  venomous  snakes.8  Estimated  annual  complications  include  400,000  amputations44  and  approximately  100,000  deaths.13,44