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Snake Bite - Current Management Perspective and Brief Review


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1 Assistant Professor Department of General Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai., India
2 Professor & HOD Department of General Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai., India
     

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A snake bite is an acute life-threatening and time-limiting medical emergency. It is a preventable health hazard often faced by rural populations in tropical and sub-tropical countries with heavy rainfall and humid climate. In India, snake bite is included in a list of neglected tropical diseases. With its triad of high mortality, high disability, and substantial psychological morbidity, snake bite warrants high-priority research.The number of snake bite deaths is greatest in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar, and snake bites are more common in rural communities. Currently, treatment quality is highly varied, ranging from good quality in some areas, to very poor quality in other areas.Our article aims to sensitize clinicians regarding different types of snake bite, their clinical features, and the use of anti-snakebite venom (ASV), for better patient management and improved prognosis.

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Snakebite, Diagnosis, ASV, Treatment.
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Authors

Felin Ann Francis
Assistant Professor Department of General Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai., India
Nivedita Moulick
Professor & HOD Department of General Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai., India
Harshit Thole
Assistant Professor Department of General Medicine, D Y Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi Mumbai., India

Abstract


A snake bite is an acute life-threatening and time-limiting medical emergency. It is a preventable health hazard often faced by rural populations in tropical and sub-tropical countries with heavy rainfall and humid climate. In India, snake bite is included in a list of neglected tropical diseases. With its triad of high mortality, high disability, and substantial psychological morbidity, snake bite warrants high-priority research.The number of snake bite deaths is greatest in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Bihar, and snake bites are more common in rural communities. Currently, treatment quality is highly varied, ranging from good quality in some areas, to very poor quality in other areas.Our article aims to sensitize clinicians regarding different types of snake bite, their clinical features, and the use of anti-snakebite venom (ASV), for better patient management and improved prognosis.

Keywords


Snakebite, Diagnosis, ASV, Treatment.

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