Cobras.
Human encounters with cobras in Africa and Asia are common with substantial mortality and primarily respiratory paralysis in untreated cases. First aid includes maintaining calm, placing a lymphatic retardant on the bitten extremity, and transportation to a medical facility. Medical management is antivenin. Physiologic monitoring and the ability to manage the compromised airway are important.
Davidson
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Division of Otolartngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California Medical Center and Veterans Administration Medical Center, San Diego 92103-8895, USA.
Schafer
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Killfoil
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D017815:Elapidae; D005392:First Aid / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*
D000997:Antivenins