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ENVENOMATION BY SEA SNAKE IN QUEENSLAND
Author(s) -
Mercer H. P.,
McGill J. J.,
Ibrahim R. A.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1981.tb135383.x
Subject(s) - envenomation , antivenom , unconsciousness , medicine , anesthesia , snake bites , consciousness , psychology , biology , venom , ecology , neuroscience
A case of a near‐fatal sea snake bite, believed to be the first such case in Australia, is presented. The two‐year‐old girl victim became unconscious and apnoeic soon after envenomation by an Astrotia stokesii , and required artificial ventilation for 22 hours. She regained consciousness 4½ hours after the administration of antivenom. The recovery phase was marked by hallucinations and tonic spasms. The patient made a full recovery before discharge from hospital.