Evaluation of Snake Bites with Bedside Ultrasonography

History of present illness: While watering his lawn, a 36-year-old man felt two sharp bites to his bilateral ankles. He reports that he then saw a light brown, 2-foot snake slither away from him. He came to the emergency department because of pain and swelling in his ankles and inability to bear we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Josef E Jolissaint, Alexis Salerno, MD, Daniel Sheets, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2018-04-01
Series:Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://jetem.org/snake_bite_ultrasound/