Book contents
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Section 1Resuscitation and Management of the Acutely Ill Patient
- Section 2Diagnosis, Assessment, Investigation, Monitoring and Data Interpretation
- Domain 3Disease Management: Recognition, Causes and Management
- Section 4Therapeutic Interventions and Organ Support
- Domain 5Practical Procedures
- Section 6Perioperative Care
- Section 7Comfort and Recovery
- Section 8End-of-Life Care
- Section 9Paediatric Care
- Section 10Transport
- Section 11Professionalism, Patient Safety, Governance and Health Systems Management
- Index
- References
3.14.4 - Envenomation
from Section 3.14 - Environmental Injuries
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 July 2023
Book contents
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Intensive Care Medicine
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- Foreword
- Abbreviations
- Section 1Resuscitation and Management of the Acutely Ill Patient
- Section 2Diagnosis, Assessment, Investigation, Monitoring and Data Interpretation
- Domain 3Disease Management: Recognition, Causes and Management
- Section 4Therapeutic Interventions and Organ Support
- Domain 5Practical Procedures
- Section 6Perioperative Care
- Section 7Comfort and Recovery
- Section 8End-of-Life Care
- Section 9Paediatric Care
- Section 10Transport
- Section 11Professionalism, Patient Safety, Governance and Health Systems Management
- Index
- References
Summary
Key Learning Points
1. Whilst venomous creatures are endemic to specific regions, travel and exotic pets may cause envenomated patients to appear where not expected.
2. Anaphylaxis is the leading cause of death from envenomation.
3. Whilst creature identification can aid management, attempted capture by untrained individuals can create more problems, and thus should not be encouraged.
4. Management is primarily good basic first aid, anaphylaxis treatment and organ support.
5. Anti-venoms are available but can themselves be the cause of anaphylaxis.
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- Intensive Care MedicineThe Essential Guide, pp. 425 - 427Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021
References
References and Further Reading
Ahmed, AM, Ahmed, M, Nadeem, A, et al. Emergency treatment of a snake bite: pearls from literature. J Emerg Trauma Shock 2008;1:97–105.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Bane, V, Lehane, M, Dikshit, M, et al. Tetrodotoxin: chemistry, toxicity, source, distribution and detection. Toxins (Basel) 2014;6:693–755.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Cegolon, L, Heymann, WC, Lange, JH, et al. Jellyfish stings and their management: a review. Mar Drugs 2013;11:523–50.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Eddleston, M, Warrell, D. Poisoning and envenoming. In: Davidson, R, Brent, A, Seale, A (eds). Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, 4th edn. Oxford: Oxford University Press; 2014. pp. 882–91.Google Scholar
Montgomery, L, Seys, J, Mees, J. To pee or not to pee: a review on envenomation and treatment in European jellyfish species. Mar Drugs 2016;14:127.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
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