Retrolective Study of Case Profile amongst Snake bite patients managed at a tertiary care centre situated in a tribal district of Maharashtra during a span of three consecutive Years.

Ketan Asawale; Rajesh Katre; Pravin S. Uike

Volume : VII, Issue : X, October - 2018

Retrolective Study of Case Profile amongst Snake bite patients managed at a tertiary care centre situated in a tribal district of Maharashtra during a span of three consecutive Years.

Ketan Asawale, Rajesh Katre, Pravin S. Uike

Abstract :

Aim – To determine common trends amongst the cases which may serve as a risk factor for snake bite in the population

Study design –Record based retrospectiveobservational study. Methodology – Data collection of registered cases of snakebite of 3 years 2012, 2013 and 2014 was carried out from MRD section between the periods of January 2015 to December 2015. Results – The three years record shows that male patients (56.25%) were more than female patients (43.75%) and majority (75.18%) cases were agricultural workers. The incidence of snakebite in the year 2012, 2013 and 2014 was found to be 31.97%, 31.65% and 34.22% respectively.The maximum cases seen during the period of July to September [372 (39.78%)] followed by April to June [244 (26.09%)]. Most of the cases [641 (68.55%)] reached the tertiary care center between 0 to 4 hours of the bite followed by 4 to 8 hours after bite [210 (22.45%)].Conclusion– In current study it was found that the identification of snake for treatment is difficult due to probable reasons; that‘s why it is necessary to educate the local masses about snakes in regions of high prevalence.