TY - JOUR
T1 - Severe Toxicity From Crotalid Envenomation After Early Resolution of Symptoms
AU - Guisto, John A.
PY - 1995/9
Y1 - 1995/9
N2 - Initial observation of a patient who sustained a rattlesnake bite on the hand showed resolution of mild swelling over 3 hours. The patient left the emergency department against medical advice, only to return 12 hours later with severe pain and swelling, as well as a marked coagulopathy. This case illustrates the need for an observation period after crotalid bite, even when the envenomation seems to be minor or when symptoms resolve. [Guisto JA: Severe toxicity from crotalid envenomation after early resolution of symptoms. Ann Emerg Med September 1995;26:387-389.].
AB - Initial observation of a patient who sustained a rattlesnake bite on the hand showed resolution of mild swelling over 3 hours. The patient left the emergency department against medical advice, only to return 12 hours later with severe pain and swelling, as well as a marked coagulopathy. This case illustrates the need for an observation period after crotalid bite, even when the envenomation seems to be minor or when symptoms resolve. [Guisto JA: Severe toxicity from crotalid envenomation after early resolution of symptoms. Ann Emerg Med September 1995;26:387-389.].
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U2 - 10.1016/S0196-0644(95)70092-7
DO - 10.1016/S0196-0644(95)70092-7
M3 - Article
C2 - 7661435
AN - SCOPUS:0029080124
VL - 26
SP - 387
EP - 389
JO - Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
JF - Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians
SN - 0196-0644
IS - 3
ER -