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T Hardcastle; A Engelbrecht; V Lalloo; C Bell; M Toubkin; F Motara; M Kajee

doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.1038

South African Medical Journal (Jun 2023)

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T Hardcastle,
A Engelbrecht,
V Lalloo,
C Bell,
M Toubkin,
F Motara,
M Kajee

Affiliations

T Hardcastle: 1. Trauma and Burns Service, IALCH and Dept of Health KZN; Dept of Surgical Sciences, NRMSM, University of KwaZulu-Natal; National snakebite advisory group
A Engelbrecht: ; National Snakebite Advisory Group, Durban, South Africa 4 Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
V Lalloo: 3 National Snakebite Advisory Group, Durban, South Africa; Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Pretoria, South Africa
C Bell: National Snakebite Advisory Group, Durban, South Africa; Mosvold Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal Department of Health, and Department of Family Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
M Toubkin: National Snakebite Advisory Group, Durban, South Africa; Netcare Emergency, Trauma and Transplant, Netcare Head Office, Johannesburg, South Africa
F Motara: Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
M Kajee: South African Snakebite Symposium Organizing Committee, Gauteng, South Africa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2023.v113i6.1038
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 113, no. 6

Abstract

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This article explores the management of snakebite to vulnerable patient groups, namely children and pregnant women as well as providing detail on the current best practice when caring for venom ophthalmia and surgical wounds resulting from snakebite. Finally, the optimal free-to-use medical record for accurate documentation of snakebite incidents is provided for use by South African practitioners.

snakebite

Published in South African Medical Journal

ISSN: 0256-9574 (Print); 2078-5135 (Online)
Publisher: South African Medical Association
Country of publisher: South Africa
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General)
Website: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/samj/index

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