title: Urban envenomation.
abstract: Over a 12-year period, 61 patients were admitted to a metropolitan hospital on 67 occasions with envenomation from snakes, spiders, ticks or bees. We describe the epidemiology of the bites and the patient's response to treatment. First aid was used in only 50% of patients with potentially-lethal bites. All patients who developed severe envenomation showed symptoms within 30 minutes, and all patients survived.
authors.affiliation: Intensive Therapy Unit, Royal North Shore Hospital of Sydney, St Leonards, NSW.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Bowey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000209:etiology; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001516:Bees; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005392:First Aid; D006262:Health; D006801:Humans; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D001098:Spider Bites / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D013112:Spiders / Q000145:classification; D014504:Urban Health
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins