Epidemiology of snakebites from a general hospital in Singapore: a 5-year retrospective review (2004-2008)

• Published in: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore Vol. 39; no. 8; pp. 640 - 647
• Main Author: Tan, Hock Heng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Animals; Antivenins - therapeutic use; Elapidae; Female; Hospitals, General - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Saliva; Singapore - epidemiology; Snake Bites - drug therapy; Snake Bites - epidemiology; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; Singapore

This is a retrospective study on the epidemiology of snakebites that were presented to an emergency department (ED) between 2004 and 2008. Snakebite cases were identified from International Classification of Diseases (ICD) code E905 and E906, as well as cases referred for eye injury from snake spit...