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DOI: 10.1177/000992286500400413 SnakebiteA Pediatric ProblemDepartment of Community Health and Medical Practice, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Department of Community Health and Medical Practice, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Department of Community Health and Medical Practice, School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri Poisonous Snakebite! An event which evokes terror and fear in the victim and his parents. It presents the physician with an emergency which requires knowledge and skill in management. The purposes of this report are: ( 1) to define the snakebite problem, (2) to describe how to identify poisonous snakes, (3) to discuss the diagnosis of snake venenation, and (4) to provide a guideline for treatment.
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