PPT-Snake Bite management Essential EMS Training

Program BLOCK 1 Epidemiology In the United States only about 12 15 deaths per year from snakebite In India about 50000 bites per year with an estimated 15000 to 20000 deaths In Cambodia data is unavailable but estimates more than 1000 bites and hundreds of deaths. Snake Bite Notes 1 1 SNAKE BITE Have you ever teased an animal? What did your elders have to say to you? How did the, the narrator Raja, is aninnocent young boy. He is adventurous and likes to meddl 1. PPT-114-01. There are over 3,000 species of snakes.. Every year there are nearly 7,000 snake bites.. Snake’s . scales are made up of . Keratin. , which is the same thing that our fingernails are made from. : . A PRACTICAL APPROACH. Epidemiology. 2,00,000 snake bites and 15-20,000 deaths per year. Males : Females :: 2:1. Majority of bites occur on the lower extremities. 50% of bites by venomous snakes are dry bites –negligible . . curiosity. . "Why some people don’t like snakes? ". Group discussion about this Portuguese expression.. "Be bad as snakes". "Say snakes and lizards”. What do they mean?. Does it make sense?. Dr. . Cheetanand. . Mahadeo. Registrar General Surgery. GPHC. Relevance of topic. The people most affected by rabid dog bites, snake bites and scorpion stings usually live in poor rural communities where medical resources are often sparse. Because they lack a strong political voice, their problems tend to be overlooked by politicians and health authorities who are based in capital cities and are poorly informed about major public health issues affecting rural areas. Consequently, the impact of these health issues, although dramatic and economically significant, does not appear as a priority in the design of national public health . There are over 3,000 species of snakes.. Every year there are nearly 7,000 snake bites.. Snake’s . scales are made up of . Keratin. , which is the same thing that our fingernails are made from. .. The Hognose, Grass snake and the Spitting Cobra will fake death when feeling threatened. They . WHO response. The public health challenge. About 5 million people . bitten . by snakes every . year. 100 000 to 200 000 deaths annually, . and 400 000 . snakebite-related amputations. In sub-Saharan Africa, about . WHO response. The public health challenge. About 5 million people . bitten . by snakes every . year. 100 000 to 200 000 deaths annually, . and 400 000 . snakebite-related amputations. In sub-Saharan Africa, about . Royal . Darwin Hospital. RMO education. 29.09.2015. Laura K.. reg. ED. Northern Territory. Snakes. Spiders. Stingers. SNAKES. Sources. Article . Bart . Currie. RDH . guideline. Pictures from the web and myself. Speaker – Dr. . Sudipta. . Dhak. MBBS,MD(. Ped. ). Specialist MO(. Jhargram. District Hospital). Snakebite is an acute life threatening time limiting medical emergency.. There are more than 2000 species of snakes in the world and about 300 species are found in India out of which 52 are venomous . . MD., DA., DNB. PhD., FICA., IDRA.. Diploma in software based statistics. .. Associate editor – IJA . . Number of deaths . India has the highest number of . deaths due . to snake bites in the world with 35,000–50,000 people . . (For our purposes). Non-venomous Snakes. Venomous Snakes. Pit Vipers. Rattlesnakes. Copperheads. Water Moccasins. Coral Snakes. How to Tell the Difference. NON Venomous Snake. Rounded Head. Round Pupil. 8:. Toxicology of animal poisoning . Definition . Venom. is an animal poison contains different types of antigens as: (proteins enzymatic as protease, phosphodiesterases, hyaluronidases, phospholipase) . Epidemiology. 2,00,000 snake bites and 15-20,000 deaths per year. Males : Females :: 2:1. Majority of bites occur on the lower extremities. 50% of bites by venomous snakes are dry bites –negligible .