title: Traditional first aid in a case of snake bite: more harm than good.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India.
authors: Uday
authors: U
authors: Yanamandra
authors: Sushma
authors: S
authors: Yanamandra
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001768:Blister / Q000382:microbiology; D003013:Clostridium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003015:Clostridium Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D005392:First Aid / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000628:therapy*; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000997:Antivenins; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid