Comments on: Treating a potentially deadly snake bite http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2009/06/24/snakebite/ Working towards Health Equity and Access in Rural Nepal Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:20:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bijay Acharya http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2009/06/24/snakebite/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Bijay Acharya Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:16:53 +0000 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=750#comment-47 Thank you Dr.Joshi, Good to hear from you, Yes indeed, the sheer fear itself and the widespread speculations regarding the snakebite itself is vague, esp in area like Achham where we work. We indeed need to do species identification before we administer the anti-venom. Supportive care is essential in cases and situations like ours. Thank you Dr.Joshi,

Good to hear from you,

Yes indeed, the sheer fear itself and the widespread speculations regarding the snakebite itself is vague, esp in area like Achham where we work. We indeed need to do species identification before we administer the anti-venom.
Supportive care is essential in cases and situations like ours.

]]> By: Dr. Manohar Joahi, MD http://blog.nyayahealth.org/2009/06/24/snakebite/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Dr. Manohar Joahi, MD Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:05:02 +0000 http://blog.nyayahealth.org/?p=750#comment-48 Snakes in the hills are not safe all the time. Certain species in the hills or snakes transported there from terrain via vehicles are not impossible. Mast of the snake bites at hills are locally poisonous. So local site whwre the part was bitten should take care. There is temendous psychological fear of death after snake bite. So many may go into vago-vasal attacks. Symptomatic and supportive treatment of the patient may be sufficient. Patient with the symptoms and signs of snake bites should be treated with anti-snake venom injections. But the anti-snake venum serum available at Nepal are only effective for Kraits, cobra and 2 species of vipers. Next species in the mountaims may not be effective with this anti-snake venom. Supportive management of the case counts a lot. Thanks for your hilarious effort to save the life of Nepalese. Snakes in the hills are not safe all the time. Certain species in the hills or snakes transported there from terrain via vehicles are not impossible. Mast of the snake bites at hills are locally poisonous. So local site whwre the part was bitten should take care.

There is temendous psychological fear of death after snake bite. So many may go into vago-vasal attacks. Symptomatic and supportive treatment of the patient may be sufficient.

Patient with the symptoms and signs of snake bites should be treated with anti-snake venom injections. But the anti-snake venum serum available at Nepal are only effective for Kraits, cobra and 2 species of vipers. Next species in the mountaims may not be effective with this anti-snake venom. Supportive management of the case counts a lot. Thanks for your hilarious effort to save the life of Nepalese.

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