Volume : IX, Issue : III, March - 2019

Spectrum of snakebite envenomation in rural South Tamilnadu.

Sivasubramanian, Mohamed Rafi

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Background: In India snake bite is a common cause of morbidity and mortality especially in rural population. Snakebites are estimated to cause 100000 deaths each year worldwide and India accounts for half the global deaths due to snakebites. Methods: A descriptive study carriedout at a tertiary care hospital in south Tamilnadu. All snake bite cases admitted fpr a period of one year were included in the study. Data were collected and analyzed using simple percentage analysis, chi square test. Results: The study included 403 snake bite victims. The majority was males (65%). 5% of snake bitten victims took native treatment before coming to the hospital. The most common snake was Russell’s viper. The most common symptom was pain and swelling (39%). Maximum number of cases were reported during May (49 cases). The most common complication was cellulitis (8.9%).The case fatality rate was 2.7% Conclusions: Snake bite is a common life threatening emergency in this part of the world. Early treatment is very much associated with reduced mortality and morbidity

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SPECTRUM OF SNAKEBITE ENVENOMATION IN RURAL SOUTH TAMILNADU., Sivasubramanian, Mohamed Rafi INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-3 | March-2019

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