Biochemistry Research Division, Institute of Medicine (1), Yangon, Myanmar.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1996 Sep;27(3):494-7.
Efficacy of intramuscular anti-snake venom administration immediately after bite as a first aid measure in the field followed by standard hospital management versus standard hospital management alone in the therapy of Russell's viper bite patients was studied. There was a definite reduction in the number of patients with systemic envenomation, complications following disseminated intravascular coagulation and in fatality rate of Russell's viper bite victims who had received first aid intramuscular anti-snake venom prior to hospitalization when compared with those who had not.
研究了在野外被咬伤后立即肌肉注射抗蛇毒血清作为急救措施，随后进行标准医院治疗，与仅采用标准医院治疗相比，对罗素蝰蛇咬伤患者的治疗效果。与未接受院前急救肌肉注射抗蛇毒血清的患者相比，接受院前急救肌肉注射抗蛇毒血清的罗素蝰蛇咬伤患者出现全身中毒、弥散性血管内凝血后并发症以及死亡率的患者数量明显减少。
