Clinical Aspects and Emergent Management of Snake Bites Presented to Emergency Department

SÖNMEZ B. M., Yilmaz F., YıLMAZ M. S., Kavalcı C., GÖKHAN Ş., Akbulut A. S., ...Daha Fazla

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE, cilt.6, sa.5, ss.558-561, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 6 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.4328/jcam.2253
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.558-561
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Emergency Department, Snake Bite, Treatment, TURKEY, ENVENOMATION, SECONDARY, THERAPY, REGION
  • İnönü Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Evaluating the epidemiologic characteristics and management of snake bites presenting to emergency departments. Material and Method: In this retrospective study 74 cases of snakebites admitted to Emergency Department of Diyarbakir Training and Research Hospital between 2008 and 2009 were retrospectively evaluated. Results: Fourty-six (62.2%) of patients were male and 28 (37.8%) were female. Mean age of the study population was 34.85 +/- 19.17 (min 7-max 80) years. Most of the snakebites occurred between 18.00 to 06.00 hours and at home (73%). 79.7% of snake bites occurred to upper extremities. %93 of cases had intravenous administration of antivenin (one dose). Neither none of the patients needed recurrent administration. Discussion: Snake bites are still a major public health problem especially in rural areas. Particularly emergency care physicians should be adequately capable and sophisticated in multidisciplinary management of snake bites.