Abstract

QUESADA AGUILERA, Jorge Antonio  and  QUESADA AGUILERA, Enso. Prevention and management of snakebites. AMC [online]. 2012, vol.16, n.3, pp.369-383. ISSN 1025-0255.

Background: the right approach to snake bites is a problem for Cuban doctors providing international aid. Objective: to develop a reference material on prevention and management of snakebites. Development: more than 100 articles on the subject were reviewed and were used 37. A consultation document was developed to assist practitioners in the prevention, diagnosis, first line of treatment and proper management of snakebites. Aspects such as: identification of behaviors, habitat of snakes, determination of the probable poisoning type according to clinical manifestations of the patient, establishment of a group of preventive measures and a standard protocol for cases management were included. Conclusions: most authors coincide with poisoning by snakes are a worldwide serious health problem, in the third-world countries which are of higher risk, the mismanagement of cases and the absence of antidotes come together many times, prevention is the cornerstone.

Keywords : SNAKE BITES [prevention and control]; SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS; CASE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC.

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