title: [First aid and treatment of bites by snakes of the genus Vipera].
abstract: The amount of injected snake venom, the seriousness of the poisoning, the local and general clinical manifestations are influenced by several causes, which are analysed here. The most recent discoveries suggest the tight binding the bitten limb, extending the bandages as high as possible and applying a splint to the limb, in the first aid. The main steps of treatment, the laboratory tests, which may help the physician to follow the course of the poisoning, are then reported.
authors.affiliation: Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Laboratorio di Parassitologia.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pozio
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001458:Bandages; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D005392:First Aid; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D011039:Poison Control Centers; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D012910:Snake Venoms; D013165:Splints; D014757:Viper Venoms
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000997:Antivenins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D006634:Histamine H1 Antagonists; D012910:Snake Venoms; D014757:Viper Venoms
vernacular_title: Primo soccorso e trattamento del morso di serpente del genere vipera.