Snakebite envenomation in children: a 10-year retrospective review

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Snakebite envenomation in children: a 10-year retrospective review Frank LoVecchio, DO, Dawn M DeBus, MMS, PA-C Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 12, Issue 3, Pages 184-189 (September 2001) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0184:SEICAY]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Number of rattlesnake bites treated per month over a 10-year period from 1988 to 1998. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 184-189DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0184:SEICAY]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Location of rattlesnake bites in 66 children (presented as percentage). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 184-189DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0184:SEICAY]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Number of vials of Antivenin (Crotalidae) Polyvalent administered to envenomated children. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2001 12, 184-189DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2001)012[0184:SEICAY]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2001 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions