You think you know about copperhead envenomations? Think again. Let me begin by saying I’m ethnocentric, and this article refers to the copperheads found in the United States. I’m not talking about the Australian copperheads of the Austrelaps genus. Taxonomy is always changing, which is sometimes a necessary nuisance and other times nothing more thanRead More
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Snakebite Management (pre-hospital)
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a medical toxicologist and emergency physician at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I have treated 600+ snakebites and direct one of the busiest snakebite services in the U.S. I also love snakes and consider myself a member of the herpetology community. And I want toRead More
Snakebite Management (in hospital) – Pit Vipers
Please allow me to introduce myself. I am a medical toxicologist and emergency physician at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. I have treated 600+ snakebites and direct one of the busiest snakebite services in the U.S. I also love snakes and consider myself a member of the herpetology community. And I want toRead More