Use of neostigmine after snake bite.
Cobra venom consists of a neurotoxin which is responsible for respiratory paralysis simulating that associated with a non-depolarizing muscle relaxant. A combination of artificial respiration and neostigmine has been useful in resuscitating a child bitten by a snake.
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009388:Neostigmine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*
D009388:Neostigmine