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- Recent Advances in Diagnostic Tests and Treatment of Snake Bite may Help to Curb Mortality
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1 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Biochemistry, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Vadodara, Gujarat, IN
1 Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Biochemistry, Parul Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Vadodara, Gujarat, IN
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Toxicology International (Formerly Indian Journal of Toxicology), Vol 23, No 1 (2016), Pagination: 1-3Abstract
Snake bites have remained India's most neglected tropical predicament despite of high mortality rates. The reasons behind such high mortality are usually unaware and uneducated rural population, lack of availability of early and proper treatment, doctors in dilemma, unavailability of antivenins in highly prone areas, high reaction rates to antivenin treatment and many more. This article may help the readers to update their knowledge with pros and cons of newer researches that have been carried out in various countries of the world with a motive to reduce snake bite related morbidity and mortality to minimum. Here, an effort has also been made to draw some attention of health authorities of India on recent advances that can help to curb mortality due to snake bites if bed side tests are made cost effective.Keywords
Snakes, Snakebites, Recent Advances, Antivenins, Mortality.
References
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- Unusual Brain, Liver and Uterus Findings in a Case of HCI Acid Ingestion:A Case Report
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1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, Bhopal, IN
2 Government of Jamaica, IN
3 Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, New Delhi, IN
1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, Bhopal, IN
2 Government of Jamaica, IN
3 Dept. of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, AIIMS, New Delhi, IN
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Toxicology International (Formerly Indian Journal of Toxicology), Vol 23, No 3 (2016), Pagination: 270-271Abstract
There are often cases reported in the hospitals with the alleged history of corrosive ingestion. Many of the times, the victims succumb to death due to the corrosives induced injuries. On autopsy examination, the effects produced by the corrosive ingestion do not remain confined to local contact areas in gastrointestinal tract but are also observed in the distant organs. In this particular case some of the unusual findings in liver, brain and uterus apart from the usual findings were observed. This case report discusses about the possible reasons and pathophysiological mechanism behind these unusual findings.Keywords
HCl, Ingestion, Corrosive, Extravasation, Hematoma, Nutmeg, Liver.References
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