Gila Monster Envenomation
| Autor: | K R, Hooker, E M, Caravati, S C, Hartsell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1994 |
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Adult
Male Fluid administration medicine.medical_specialty Heloderma Vomiting Nausea Poison control Intensive care medicine Animals Humans Gila monster Bites and Stings Envenomation Behavior Animal biology Venoms business.industry Lizards Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Combined Modality Therapy Surgery Emergency Medicine Hypotension medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Emergency Medicine. 24:731-735 |
| ISSN: | 0196-0644 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0196-0644(94)70285-3 |
| Popis: | Envenomation from the bite of the Gila monster ( Heloderma suspectum ) has been reported in the medical literature only nine times since 1956. We present an additional four cases to better define the signs and symptoms of envenomation. Frequent clinical manifestations are pain, hypotension, tachycardia, nausea, and vomiting. Gila monster teeth remaining in the wound are not detectable by soft tissue radiography. In our series, hypotension responded well to IV crystalloid fluid administration. We recommend at least 6 hours of observation after the bite to assess the potential for systemic toxicity. [Hooker KR, Caravati EM: Gila monster envenomation. Ann Emerg Med October 1994;24:731-735.] |
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