"Snake Bites" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Bites by snakes. Bite by a venomous snake is characterized by stinging pain at the wound puncture. The venom injected at the site of the bite is capable of producing a deleterious effect on the blood or on the nervous system. (Webster's 3d ed; from Dorland, 27th ed, at snake, venomous)
| Descriptor ID |
D012909
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.723.127.442 C26.176.724
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| Concept/Terms |
Snake Bites- Snake Bites
- Bite, Snake
- Bites, Snake
- Snake Bite
- Snakebites
- Snakebite
- Snake Envenomation
- Envenomation, Snake
- Envenomations, Snake
- Snake Envenomations
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Snake Bites" by people in Profiles.
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Abouyannis M, Marriott AE, Stars E, Kitchen DP, Kitchen S, Woods TAL, Kreuels B, Amuasi JH, Monteiro WM, Stienstra Y, Senthilkumaran S, Isbister GK, Lalloo DG, Ainsworth S, Casewell NR. Handheld Point-of-Care Devices for Snakebite Coagulopathy: A Scoping Review. Thromb Haemost. 2025 May; 125(5):405-420.
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Schurer JM, Hirwa EM, Masimbi O, Nduwayezu R. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices: a quantitative assessment of hospital physicians and medical interns treating snakebite envenomation in Rwanda. Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2022 07 06; 116(7):645-654.
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Nduwayezu R, Kinney H, Amuguni JH, Schurer JM. Snakebite Envenomation in Rwanda: Patient Demographics, Medical Care, and Antivenom Availability in the Formal Healthcare Sector. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 01; 104(1):316-322.
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Isbister GK, Jayamanne S, Mohamed F, Dawson AH, Maduwage K, Gawarammana I, Lalloo DG, de Silva HJ, Scorgie FE, Lincz LF, Buckley NA. A randomized controlled trial of fresh frozen plasma for coagulopathy in Russell's viper (Daboia russelii) envenoming. J Thromb Haemost. 2017 04; 15(4):645-654.
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Njoku CH, Isezuo SA, Makusidi MA. An audit of snake bite injuries seen at the Usmanu Danfodiyo University Teaching Hospital Sokoto, Nigeria. Niger Postgrad Med J. 2008 Jun; 15(2):112-5.
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Jasper EH, Miller M, Neuburger KJ, Widder PC, Snyder JW, Lopez BL. Venomous snakebites in an urban area: what are the possibilities? Wilderness Environ Med. 2000; 11(3):168-71.