Commentary: Pressure Bandaging for North American Snake Bite? No!

Steven Seifert; Julian White; Bart Currie

doi:10.1007/s13181-011-0188-9

Commentary: Pressure Bandaging for North American Snake Bite? No!

Steven Seifert, Julian White, Bart Currie

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Abstract

This issue of The Journal of Medical Toxicology includes a position statement regarding the use of pressure immobilization for the pre-hospital treatment of North American Crotalinae envenomation. This commentary discusses the background behind the creation of the position statement and explores the issues involved in applying science to real-world public health recommendations and practice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	324-326
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Medical Toxicology
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-011-0188-9
Publication status	Published - Dec 2011

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Crotalinae
Envenomation
Pressure immobilization

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