Venomous snakebite is a medical emergency encountered worldwide, especially in resource-limited communities. It usually leaves victims at the mercy of traditional care, whose effectiveness have come under scrutiny over time. Several of these traditional/ first aid practices have also been reported over time. Controversies over their efficacy often result in confusion among snakebite victims, their caregivers, and sometimes, among health-care providers. This narrative review describes reported prehospital interventions for venomous snakebites highlighting their usefulness, dangers, and/or limitations associated with their use and the currently widely recommended prehospital activities for venomous snakebite.
BT - Archives of medicine and health sciences DO - 10.4103/amhs.amhs_93_17 IS - 2 J2 - Arch Med Health Sci LA - eng N2 -Venomous snakebite is a medical emergency encountered worldwide, especially in resource-limited communities. It usually leaves victims at the mercy of traditional care, whose effectiveness have come under scrutiny over time. Several of these traditional/ first aid practices have also been reported over time. Controversies over their efficacy often result in confusion among snakebite victims, their caregivers, and sometimes, among health-care providers. This narrative review describes reported prehospital interventions for venomous snakebites highlighting their usefulness, dangers, and/or limitations associated with their use and the currently widely recommended prehospital activities for venomous snakebite.
PY - 2017 SP - 237 EP - 241 T2 - Archives of medicine and health sciences TI - Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review. UR - http://www.amhsjournal.org/temp/ArchMedHealthSci52237-2463258_065032.pdf VL - 5 SN - 2321-4848 ER -