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Snake Bite Medical Management
Snake Bite Medical Management
NON-VENOMOUS VENOMOUS
Necrotoxin Nephrotoxin
CLINICAL
MANIFESTATION
LOCAL SYSTEMIC
• Swelling > half bitten • Haemostatic abnormality
limb/48 hours • Neurotoxic signs
• Toes especially fingers • Cardiovascular abnormalities
• Rapid extension within a few • Acute kidney injury
hours • Myoglobinuria/generalised
• Enlarged tender lymphnode rhabdomyolysis/haemolysis
draining the affected area • Supporting lab evidence of
systemic envenoming