title: Should we share the management of acute life-threatening medical emergencies on the telephone?
abstract: Daily, I receive 3-4 social media messages regarding the diagnosis, management or clinical dilemmas of acute timelimiting medical emergencies due to snake bite and scorpion sting poisoning. I respond to the caller who has shared clinical signs and symptoms. I also follow up on the progress of the victim. I send pdf files of my publications on scorpion and snake bite.
authors.affiliation: Bawaskar Hospital and Clinical Research Centre, Mahad, Raigad, Maharashtra 402 301, India,. himmatbawaskar@rediffmail.com.
authors.forename: Himmatrao Saluba
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Bawaskar
mesh_terms: D004630:Emergencies; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D065008:Scorpion Stings; D012909:Snake Bites; D017216:Telemedicine; D013689:Telephone