envenomation

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envenomation

[en-ven″o-ma´shun]

poisoning by venom.

en·ven·om·a·tion

(en-ven'ō-mā'shŭn),

The act of injecting a poisonous material (venom) by sting, spine, bite, or other venom apparatus.

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envenomation

(ĕn-vĕn′ə-mā′shən)

The introduction of venom into a body by means of the bite or sting of a venomous animal.

en·ven·om·a·tion

(en-ven'ŏ-mā'shŭn)

The act of injecting a poisonous material (venom) by sting, spine, bite, or other venom apparatus.

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Envenomation

Exposure to venom by bites or stings from insects, reptiles, and fish.

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Snakebite and Envenomation Management in Malaysia 2015:71-102.

Descriptive study of snakebite patients in Northern Taiwan: 2009 to 2016

Bothropsjararaca envenomation: Pathogenesis of hemostatic disturbances and intravascular hemolysis.

Creolin[R] administered by different pathways in rats experimentally poisoned with Bothrops jararaca venom/Creolina[R] administrada por diferentes vias em ratos envenenados experimentalmente com veneno de Bothrops jararaca

Cytokine and nitric oxide production following severe envenomation. Curr.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY ROLE OF PEPTIDES ISOLATED FROM VENOM OF ANDROCTONUS FINITIMUS (POCOCK, 1897) (SCORPIONES: BUTHIDAE)

Demyelinating polyneuropathy following scorpion sting envenomation; a case report and review of literature.

Scorpion Sting Management at Tertiary and Secondary Care Emergency Departments

The other major group of toxins responsible for the local effects in bothropic envenomation are snake venom zinc-dependent metalloproteases (SVMPs).

Anti-ophidian activity of Bredemeyera floribunda Willd. (Polygalaceae) root extract on the local effects induced by Bothrops jararacussu venom

The lymphatic flow rates and the first aid in simulated peripheral snakes or in spider envenomation. Med J Aust 1994;161:695-700.

Drug usage in the management of snake bite patients in a tertiary care teaching hospital--A retrospective study

Envenomation with these elapid snakes manifests as ptosis, external ophthalmoplegia, pharyngeal muscle paralysis, and respiratory and generalized muscle paralyses requiring mechanical ventilation and is associated with an overall mortality of 3.5% (2).

Autonomic Dysfunction Manifesting as Severe Hypertension Following Cobra Envenomation: An Unusual Occurrence

Snake envenomation occurs when venomous snake bites the animal injecting its venom into the body of the animal.

Diagnosis and Management of Snake Envenomation in a Ewe

Jellyfish envenomation is usually harmless or causes mild illness.

Jellyfish envenomation: A chilling toxidrome of seizures and cyanosis--a case report

snake envenomation, and particularly to a method of making an Ajwa

SQU Obtains New Patent

'It relates to a novel treatment for snake envenomation. It is an effective treatment using ethanolic extract of the fruit from the Ajwa date (Phoenix dactylifera L) palm to treat local haemorrhage and oedema induced by snake bites.'

SQU GETS PATENT FOR INVENTION TO TREAT SNAKEBITE CASES

acutus) venom (0.8 LD[sub]50) via the caudal vein; the antivenom group was injected immediately with specific antivenom via the caudal vein after successful establishment of the envenomation model; and the antivenom + HBO group was exposed to HBO environment for 1 h once at predetermined periods of 0 h, 4 h, 12 h, and 23 h after antivenin administration.

Increased Efficacy of Antivenom Combined with Hyperbaric Oxygen on Deinagkistrodon acutus Envenomation in Adult Rats

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