title: Poisonous snakebite treatment in the United States.
abstract: This is retrospective report of 107 cases of poisonous snakebites treated in south Georgia and north Florida. Sixty-seven percent of the cases required intensive treatment. Intravenous antivenin therapy, if indicated, should be given early and over a short time. Steroids are of use primarily for allergic phenomena. Fasciotomies were  not necessary unless cooling or inadequate antivenin had been administered. A grading system that matches the species of snake with the severity of the bite was used to classify the cases.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000009:adverse effects; D004285:Dogs; D000071938:Fasciotomy; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins