Time of onset of clinical envenomation following snakebite.
The time of onset of clinical envenomation in 58 cases of snakebite is discussed. In all cases clinical envenomation was manifest within 1 hour. It is suggested that if symptoms and signs of poisoning have not become apparent within 1 hour, clinically significant envenomation has not occurred and will not occur.
D004546:Elapid Venoms; D006801:Humans; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D013997:Time Factors; D014757:Viper Venoms
D004546:Elapid Venoms; D014757:Viper Venoms