Citation

Jelinek GA, Rogers IR, Corkeron MA, O'Donnell A. Anaesth. Intensive Care 1998; 26(5): 584-585.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, W.A.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Australian Society of Anaesthetists, Publisher Australasian Medical Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9807618

Abstract

A 68 year-old-man presented some twelve hours after a presumed Tiger Snake bite with coagulopathy, paralysis and muscle necrosis. He suffered multi-system failure requiring prolonged ventilation, haemodialysis and supportive care, to be discharged after 26 days. Delays to antivenom therapy after tiger snake envenomation can result in significant morbidity. Australian snakes are the most venomous in the world.

Language: en