Author/Editor		Levin, O
Title		Kačji pik in zdravljenje
Translated title		Snake bite and management
Type		članek
Source		In: Bručan A, Gričar M, editors. Urgentna medicina: izbrana poglavja. Zbornik 2. mednarodni simpozij o urgentni medicini; 1995 jun 21-24; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Slovensko združenje za urgentno medicino,
Publication year		1995
Volume		str. 292-4
Language		slo
Abstract		The snake is a timid animal that bites man only as a last resort when it feels threatened. The two venomous snakes found in our area are the adder and the sand viper. A person who has been bitten by a snake is generally very agitated. He must be calmed and taken to a doctor. Occasionally, an individual only experienced a burning pain while walking in a snake - infested area but did not actually see a snake. Also such cases require immediate medical attention to confirm or rule out a snake bite. First aid consists of putting the patient at rest, immobilisaton of the affected part and transport to a medical institution. Definitive treatment, provided in hospital, includes local care of the wound, tetanus prophylactics, antihistaminic therapy, appropriate immobilisaton and measures for the prevention and treatment of shock. The treatment has changed dramatically over the past decade. Prompt administration of antivenin, formerly recommended for all snake bites, is no longer used for snakes living in our area. According to English authors (Reid 1976), antivenin may carry greater risk than the snake bite per se.
Descriptors		SNAKE BITES VIPER VENOMS