Abstract
Envenomations are uncommon, challenging causes of critical care admissions. This article describes the diagnosis and treatment of envenomations that cause the most critical care admissions in the United States. Most are caused by the following animals: rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, coral snakes, brown recluse spiders, and bark scorpions.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 353-386 |
| Number of pages | 34 |
| Journal | Critical Care Clinics |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1999 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine