title: Clinical and demographic profile of snake envenomation in Himachal Pradesh, India.
abstract: We describe profile of 60 children [mean (SD) age, 9.5 (3.8) y] presenting to the department of Pediatrics with snake envenomation. Neurotoxic bites were predominant (53%) and required mean (SD) 21.5 (9.29) antisnake venom vials, while children with neurohemotoxic features required mean (SD) 31.2 (10.8) vials to improve. Duration of hospital stay was median (SD) 4.0 (2.71) days. The commonest complication was respiratory dysfunction; mortality rate was 13.3%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College and Hospital Tanda at Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. niveditasharma2@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Piyush
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: Nivedita
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Milap
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Sanjeev
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhary
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000997:Antivenins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins