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Around two queries a week to UK poisons service concern... snakebites

Snakebite injuries account for around two phone queries every week to the UK National Poisons Information Service, indicates an audit published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Health created Dec 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Substantial variation' in stocks of essential antidotes at UK hospitals

There is "substantial variation" in the stocks of essential antidotes used to treat various types of life threatening poisoning incidents in UK acute hospitals, finds research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Other created Aug 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adrenaline given before snakebite anti-venom treatment reduces allergic reactions

Giving low-dose adrenaline to patients who have been bitten by a poisonous snake before treatment with the appropriate antivenom is safe and reduces the risk of acute severe reactions to the treatment, but giving promethazine ...

Other created May 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0