Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review
Venomous snakebite is a medical emergency encountered worldwide, especially in resource-limited communities. It usually leaves victims at the mercy of traditional care, whose effectiveness have come under scrutiny over time. Several of these traditional/ first aid practices have also been reported o...
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| author | Godpower Chinedu Michael Ibrahim Aliyu Bukar Alhaji Grema Niongun Lawrence Paul De-Kaa |
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| description | Venomous snakebite is a medical emergency encountered worldwide, especially in resource-limited communities. It usually leaves victims at the mercy of traditional care, whose effectiveness have come under scrutiny over time. Several of these traditional/ first aid practices have also been reported over time. Controversies over their efficacy often result in confusion among snakebite victims, their caregivers, and sometimes, among health-care providers. This narrative review describes reported prehospital interventions for venomous snakebites highlighting their usefulness, dangers, and/or limitations associated with their use and the currently widely recommended prehospital activities for venomous snakebite. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1238c7a59071405b907d16c3b80400712022-12-22T03:49:17ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences2321-48482017-01-015223724110.4103/amhs.amhs_93_17Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative reviewGodpower Chinedu MichaelIbrahim AliyuBukar Alhaji GremaNiongun Lawrence Paul De-KaaVenomous snakebite is a medical emergency encountered worldwide, especially in resource-limited communities. It usually leaves victims at the mercy of traditional care, whose effectiveness have come under scrutiny over time. Several of these traditional/ first aid practices have also been reported over time. Controversies over their efficacy often result in confusion among snakebite victims, their caregivers, and sometimes, among health-care providers. This narrative review describes reported prehospital interventions for venomous snakebites highlighting their usefulness, dangers, and/or limitations associated with their use and the currently widely recommended prehospital activities for venomous snakebite.http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2017;volume=5;issue=2;spage=237;epage=241;aulast=MichaelFirst aidprehospital careruralsnakebitetraditional care |
| spellingShingle | Godpower Chinedu Michael Ibrahim Aliyu Bukar Alhaji Grema Niongun Lawrence Paul De-Kaa Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review Archives of Medicine and Health Sciences First aid prehospital care rural snakebite traditional care |
| title | Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review |
| title_full | Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review |
| title_fullStr | Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review |
| title_short | Prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource-limited settings: A narrative review |
| title_sort | prehospital care practices for venomous snakebites in resource limited settings a narrative review |
| topic | First aid prehospital care rural snakebite traditional care |
| url | http://www.amhsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2321-4848;year=2017;volume=5;issue=2;spage=237;epage=241;aulast=Michael |
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