A Bushmaster bite during a birding expedition in lowland southeastern Peru.
Birders and other ecotourists are traveling to increasingly remote areas of the world where sophisticated medical care may be difficult to obtain. This report presents a case of a Bushmaster (Lachesis muta muta) bite in Peru and details the difficulties encountered from initial care to evacuation and definitive medical care.
Mellor
N H
NH
Manu National Park, Peru.
Arvin
J C
JC
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001717:Birds; D003435:Crotalid Venoms; D004638:Emergency Treatment; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008297:Male; D009051:Mountaineering; D010568:Peru; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D017819:Viperidae
D000997:Antivenins; D003435:Crotalid Venoms