Snake bite
Snake bite
Current treatments for Australian venomous snake bites, including sea snake bites
Pressure-immobilisation is recommended for all Australian venomous snake bites, including sea snakes. This technique was developed in the 1970's by Professor Struan Sutherland. Its purpose is to retard the movement of venom from the bite site into the circulation, thus "buying time" for the patient to reach medical care. Research with snake venom has shown that very little venom reaches the blood stream if firm pressure is applied over the bitten area and the limb is immobilised. Pressure-immobilisation was initially developed to treat snakebite, but it is also applicable to bites and stings by some other venomous creatures.
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Publications
Isolation and Characterisation at Cholinergic Nicotinic Receptors of a Neurotoxin from Venom of the Acanthophis Sp. Seram Death Adder
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2004. Isolation and Characterisation at Cholinergic Nicotinic Receptors of a Neurotoxin from Venom of the Acanthophis Sp. Seram Death Adder. Biochemical Pharmacology. 68(2):383-394.
Marine Envenomations. Part 2 - Other Marine Envenomations
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2002. Marine Envenomations. Part 2 - Other Marine Envenomations. Australian Family Physician. 31:975-979.
Pressure-Immobilisation First Aid For Neurotoxic Snake Bites
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1999. Pressure-Immobilisation First Aid For Neurotoxic Snake Bites. Annals of Emergency Medicine. 34(2):294-295.
Snake Bite Deaths in Australia 1992-1994 and a Management Update
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1995. Snake Bite Deaths in Australia 1992-1994 and a Management Update. The Medical Journal of Australia. 163(11-12):616-618.
Premedication For Snake Antivenom
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1994. Premedication For Snake Antivenom. The Medical Journal of Australia. 160:4-7.
Management of Snake Bite in Australia
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1991. Management of Snake Bite in Australia. Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia Monograph Series. 1