title: Clinico-epidemiological Profile of Snake Bites over 6-year Period from a Rural Secondary Care Centre of Northern India: A Descriptive Study.
abstract: Estimated deaths due to snake bites are more than 46,000 annually in India. Ninety-seven percent bites occur in rural areas. Data on snake bites from Jharkhand rural area are sparse. This study describes 6 years profile of snake bite patients from January, 2007 to December, 2012 at Nav Jivan Hospital in Palamu district, Jharkhand.
authors: Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Shubhanker
authors: S
authors: Mitra
authors: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Abhinav
authors: A
authors: Agarwal
authors: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: B U
authors: BU
authors: Shubhankar
authors: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Sahil
authors: S
authors: Masih
authors: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Viswajit
authors: V
authors: Krothapalli
authors: Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Brian Mark
authors: BM
authors: Lee
authors: Consultant in Department of Medicine, Nav Jivan Hospital, Stabarwa, Jharkhand, India.
authors: Jeevan
authors: J
authors: Kuruvilla
authors: Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors: Reginald
authors: R
authors: Alex
keywords: Anti-snake venom; epidemiology; mortality; snake bite