New Venomous Snakebite Protocol Proposed

New Venomous Snakebite Protocol Proposed

The Pakistan Medical Research Council has launched a new snakebite protocol entitled

SNAKEBITE MANAGEMENT IN ASIA AND AFRICA

Following a successful launch of a National Snakebite Management Protocol for Pakistan,
the Pakistan Medical Research Council  (PMRC)  has developed additional guidelines for
snakebite management applicable across Asia and Africa, the regions where 95% of world
snakebite mortality occurs.

Published studies have demonstrated that the education of medical doctors using western
textbooks is inadequate to cope with snakebite in developing countries of the Eastern
Hemisphere. Antivenin usage is particularly adversely impacted, with either too little or too much antivenin being given.

The guidelines contain comprehensive details for medical doctors on the most effective
methods to treat snakebite and recommendations for health officials and administrators to
ensure that basic health facilities are effectively equipped to manage snakebite. Details are
made available on the latest and most effective first aid methods for managing neurotoxic
bites with simple equipment.

Specialized chapters on airway management and snakebite management under adverse
conditions and natural disasters is included.

In order for medical doctors, herpetologists, and health officials to be able to freely
download the guidelines locally, the PDF is available at:

http://www.pmrc.org.pk/index_2.htm

Ian D. Simpson
Snakebite Adviser: Pakistan Medical Research Council
Editorial Advisory Board: Pakistan Journal of Medical Research
Snakebite Adviser: KFBG China Programme
Government Snakebite Task Forces
Tamil Nadu, India, West Bengal, India
Editorial Advisory Board: Indian Journal of Emergency Pediatrics
Wilderness Medical Society: Research Award Winner 2007

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