PRINCIPLE MANAGEMENT OF SNAKE BITES WITH REFERENCE TO EGYPT | ||||
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
Article 12, Volume 51, Issue 2, August 2021, Page 332-342 PDF (830.5 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2021.193313 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
TOSSON A. MORSY1; MAI KHATER A. KHATER2; AHMED KHALIFA E. KHALIFA1 | ||||
1Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University | ||||
2Military Medical Academy | ||||
Abstract | ||||
Snakebite is a serious and important medical emergency encountered in worldwide. Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes. Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniotic vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Most species of snake are nonvenomous and those that have venom use it primarily to kill and subdue prey rather than for self-defense. Some possess venom enough to cause painful injury or death to humans. Nonvenomous snakes either swallow prey alive or kill by constriction. The epidemiology of snake envenomation varies widely between region and local knowledge is vital in determining treatment. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Snake; Bite management; Military Nursing role; Review | ||||
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