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Authors
Affiliations
1 Departments of Accident and Emergency Medicine, Nav Jivan Hospital, Stabarwa, Jharkhand, IN
2 Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, IN
3 Department of Medicine, Nav Jivan Hospital, Stabarwa, Jharkhand, IN
Source
Toxicology International (Formerly Indian Journal of Toxicology), Vol 22, No 1 (2015), Pagination: 77-82
Abstract
Estimated deaths due to snake bites are more than 46,000 annually in India. Ninety-seven percent bites occur in rural areas. Data on snake bites from Jharkhand rural area are sparse. This study describes 6 years profile of snake bite patients from January, 2007 to December, 2012 at Nav Jivan Hospital in Palamu district, Jharkhand.
Keywords
Anti-Snake Venom, Epidemiology, Mortality, Snake Bite.
