"Snake Bites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bites by snakes. Bite by a venomous snake is characterized by stinging pain at the wound puncture. The venom injected at the site of the bite is capable of producing a deleterious effect on the blood or on the nervous system. (Webster's 3d ed; from Dorland, 27th ed, at snake, venomous)
| Descriptor ID |
D012909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.723.127.442 C26.176.724
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| Concept/Terms |
Snake Bites- Snake Bites
- Bite, Snake
- Bites, Snake
- Snake Bite
- Snakebites
- Snakebite
- Snake Envenomation
- Envenomation, Snake
- Envenomations, Snake
- Snake Envenomations
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| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Snake Bites" by people in Profiles.
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Delayed hematologic toxicity following rattlesnake envenomation unresponsive to crotalidae polyvalent antivenom. Am J Emerg Med. 2017 Jul; 35(7):1038.e1-1038.e2.
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Facial diplegia, pharyngeal paralysis, and ophthalmoplegia after a timber rattlesnake envenomation. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2013 Nov; 29(11):1213-6.
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Safety and cost-effectiveness of a clinical protocol implemented to standardize the use of Crotalidae polyvalent immune Fab antivenom at an academic medical center. Pharmacotherapy. 2012 May; 32(5):433-40.
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When snakes bite: the management of North American Crotalinae snake envenomation. Adv Emerg Nurs J. 2011 Jan-Mar; 33(1):15-22.
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Evidence-based, multidisciplinary approach to the development of a crotalidae polyvalent antivenin (CroFab) protocol at a university hospital. Ann Pharmacother. 2010 Mar; 44(3):447-55.