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Guidelines for the Management of Snakebites, 2nd edition

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Abstract

Snakebites are well-known medical emergencies in many parts of the world, especially in rural areas. Agricultural workers and children are the most affected. The incidence of snakebite mortality is particularly high in South-East Asia. Rational use of snake anti-venom can substantially reduce mortality and morbidity due to snakebites. These guidelines are a revised and updated version of Regional Guidelines for the Management of snakebites published by the WHO Regional Office in South-East Asia in 2011. These guidelines aim to promote the rational management of snakebite cases in various health facilities where trained health functionaries and quality snake antivenom are available.

Citation

Guidelines for the Management of Snakebites, 2nd edition, 2016. WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India. pp. 206.

Species   33 records

by Kingdom Species
  • Animals 33
  • Total 33
by IUCN Status Species
  • Vulnerable 3
  • Least Concern 22
  • Data Deficient 1
  • Total 26
48384
 
Ahaetulla nasuta
Long-nosed Vine Snake
Non-Native
20831
 
Bungarus candidus
Malayan Krait
Native
09935
 
Bungarus fasciatus
Banded Krait
Native
09936
 
Bungarus flaviceps
Red-headed Krait
Native
20889
 
Calliophis maculiceps
Speckled Coral Snake
Native
20891
 
Calloselasma rhodostoma
Malayan Pit Viper
Native
20902
 
Chrysopelea ornata
Ornate Gliding Snake
Native
49521
 
Daboia russelii
Siamese Russell's Viper
Non-Native
48950
 
Fowlea piscator
Chequered Keelback
Native
22578
 
Garthius chaseni
Kinabalu Brown Pit Viper
Native
57931
 
Hydrophis curtus
Short Sea Snake
Native
21159
 
Hydrophis cyanocinctus
Annulated Sea Snake
Native
21160
 
Hydrophis fasciatus
Banded Sea Snake
Native
58191
 
Hydrophis schistosus
Beaked Sea Snake
Native
58271
 
Hypsiscopus plumbea
Rice Paddy Snake
Native
21174
 
Laticauda colubrina
Yellow-lipped Sea Krait
Native
58057
 
Malayopython reticulatus
Reticulated Python
Native
21355
 
Naja kaouthia
Monocled Cobra
Native
49018
 
Naja naja
Indian Cobra
Non-Native
48923
 
Naja oxiana
Central Asian Cobra
Non-Native
48925
 
Naja sagittifera
Non-Native
48931
 
Naja siamensis
Non-Native
21356
 
Naja sumatrana
Sumatran Spitting Cobra
Native
09942
 
Ophiophagus hannah
King Cobra
Native
21523
 
Ptyas mucosa
Indian Rat Snake
Native
21531
 
Rhabdophis siamensis
Red-necked Keelback Snake
Native
57764
 
Trimeresurus albolabris
White-lipped Pitviper
Non-Native
09931
 
Trimeresurus hageni
Hagen’s Pit Viper
Native
58160
 
Trimeresurus popeiorum
Non-Native
49529
 
Trimeresurus puniceus
Javanese Pit Viper
Non-Native
57766
 
Trimeresurus purpureomaculatus
Mangrove Pit Viper
Native
53771
 
Trimeresurus venustus
Beautiful Pit Viper
Native
21662
 
Tropidolaemus wagleri
Wagler's Pit Viper
Native
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