Challenges in diagnosing and treating snakebites in a rural population of Tamil Nadu, India: The views of clinicians
| Autor: | Sakthivel Vaiyapuri, Gail Hutchinson, Rajendran Vaiyapuri, Harry F. Williams, Prabu Gajjeraman, Jonathan M. Gibbins, Andrew B. Bicknell |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Rural Population
medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Community education Time Factors 030231 tropical medicine Alternative medicine India Snake Bites Toxicology Diagnostic tools 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Traditional medicine business.industry Antivenins Standard treatment Incidence (epidemiology) Health Care Costs language.human_language Hospitals Tamil Family medicine language Medicine Traditional Rural area business Rural population |
| Zdroj: | Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology. 130 |
| ISSN: | 1879-3150 0041-0101 |
| Popis: | Snakebites cause death, disability and economic devastation to their victims, people who live almost exclusively in rural areas. Annually an estimated two million venomous bites cause as many as 100,000 deaths worldwide as well as hundreds of thousands of deformities and amputations. Recent studies suggest that India has the highest incidence of snakebite and associated deaths worldwide. In this study, we interviewed 25 hospital-based clinicians who regularly treat snakebites in Tamil Nadu, India, in order to gauge their opinions and views on the diagnostic tools and treatment methods available at that time, the difficulties encountered in treating snakebites and improvements to snakebite management protocols they deem necessary. Clinicians identified the improvement of community education, training of medical personnel, development of standard treatment protocols and improved medication as priorities for the immediate future. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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