Snakebites in lebanon: a descriptive study of snakebite victims treated at a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon

Snakebites in lebanon: a descriptive study of snakebite victims treated at a tertiary care center in Beirut, Lebanon

Background: Snakebites lead to at least 421,000 envenomations and result in more than 20,000 deaths per year worldwide. Few reports exist in the Mediterranean region. This study describes demographic and clinical characteristics, treatment modalities, and outcomes of snakebites in Lebanon. Materials...

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Main Authors: Tharwat El Zahran, Ziad Kazzi, Ahel Al-Hajj Chehadeh, Riyad Sadek, Mazen J El Sayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Subjects:
Antivenin
Daboia palaestinae
Lebanon
Macrovipera lebetina
Montivipera bornmuelleri
snakebites
Online Access:http://www.onlinejets.org/article.asp?issn=0974-2700;year=2018;volume=11;issue=2;spage=119;epage=124;aulast=El

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