Citation

Wetzel WW, Christy NP. Toxicon 1989; 27(3): 393-395.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1989, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2728028

Abstract

A 30-year-old male was bitten on the thumb by a king cobra, Ophiophagus hannah. Transported by helicopter to a snakebite center within 1 hr, he was treated with specific antivenom. He improved, then worsened; the course was finally reversed by huge doses of antivenom (Thai King Cobra Antivenom). The patient recovered without sequelae. The case illustrates the efficacy of an emergency medical system and i.v. administration of specific antivenom in sufficent amounts.

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