title: Successful resuscitation after cardiac arrest following massive brown snake envenomation.
abstract: We report a 44-year-old Western Australian man who suffered a cardiac arrest several hours after a bite by a brown snake. He was successfully resuscitated after bolus administration of undiluted brown snake antivenom. We suggest that an initial bolus dose of at least five ampoules (5000 units) of undiluted brown snake antivenom should be given as primary therapy for cardiac arrest following brown snake envenomation in Western Australia.
authors.affiliation: Swan District Hospital, Middle Swan, WA.
authors.forename: Michelle A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johnston
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Fatovich
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Haig
authors.forename: Frank F S
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Daly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000997:Antivenins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001315:Australia; D004546:Elapid Venoms; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012151:Resuscitation; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; D004546:Elapid Venoms