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Snake bite
Problems with treating snake bite in India
BMJ 2016; 352 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i103 (Published 14 January 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;352:i103
- Soumyadeep Bhaumik, medical doctor1
- 1Liverpool L3 8AF, UK
- drsoumyadeepbhaumik{at}gmail.com
Venkatesh and colleagues’ suggest that India has a successful model for treating snake bite, but this is not true.1 2
Firstly, the two management protocols they cite were not universally taken up and different protocols with different dosing and indications for antivenom are used.3 …
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