Open AccessIs anti‐snake venom required for all snakebites: A case report
Author(s) -
Dorji Thinley
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2598
Subject(s) - medicine , venom , antivenom , bleeding diathesis , snake venom , viperidae , hemorrhagic diathesis , snake bites , diathesis , blood clotting , clotting time , envenomation , surgery , anesthesia , immunology , coagulation , platelet , ecology , biology
The classification of snakebite is based on clinical examination and laboratory tests. In cases, of suspected hemotoxic snakebite, the anti‐snakebite venom (ASV) is administered based on 20‐minute whole blood clotting time. However, the use of ASV should be guided by the presence of bleeding diathesis along with raised clotting time.