Citation

Schutzbach M, Vonderhagen S, Jager M. Unfallchirurg 2016; 119(12): 1053-1056.

Vernacular Title

Antiserumtherapie bei Schlangenbiss durch Schwarze Mamba.

Affiliation

Klinik für Orthopädie und Unfallchirurgie, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Deutschland. Marcus.Jaeger@uk-essen.de.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s00113-016-0241-x

PMID

27646698

Abstract

A 24-year-old man was bitten on his right forefinger by his black mamba while he was feeding the animal. The primary symptoms caused by a full injection of the snake's venom therefore presented a life-threating situation. Due to pre-hospital troubleshooting of the emergency medical service and the timely administration of the antivenom further potentially harmful effects caused by the snakes venom were avoided.

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