Citation

Churchman A, O'Leary MA, Buckley NA, Page CB, Tankel A, Gavaghan C, Holdgate A, Brown SG, Isbister GK. Med. J. Aust. 2010; 193(11-12): 696-700.

Affiliation

Emergency Department, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia. geoff.isbister@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2010, Australian Medical Association, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21143062

Abstract

RBBS envenoming caused local effects, systemic symptoms, anticoagulant coagulopathy and, uncommonly, myotoxicity. One vial of tiger snake or black snake antivenom appears to be sufficient to remove venom and neutralise reversible effects, but hypersensitivity reactions occurred in over a third of patients.

Language: en