title: Snakebite! Crotalinae Envenomation of a Man in Rhode Island.
abstract: The incidence of poisonous snakebites has regional variance. Health care providers' knowledge and comfort in treating these envenomated patients depends on the density of poisonous snakes in their environment, with practitioners in the southern U.S. typically treating more exposed patients than those in colder regions in the North. We present a rare case of a confirmed copperhead snakebite that occurred in Rhode Island. We will review Copperhead bites, clinical management and treatment options.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Xiao C
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Alexis
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Frantz J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Gibbs
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Director for the Division of Medical Toxicology, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI.
authors.forename: Jason B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Hack
mesh_terms: D017836:Agkistrodon; D000818:Animals; D000997:Antivenins / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012237:Rhode Island; D012909:Snake Bites / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000997:Antivenins; C431183:Crotalidae Polyvalent immune Fab; D007140:Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
keywords: Agkistrodon contortrix; CroFab; Crotalinae; FabAV; Rhode Island; antivenin