Citation

Veto T, Price R, Silsby JF, Carter JA. Anaesthesia 2007; 62(1): 75-78.

Affiliation

Department of Anaethetics and Intensive Care, Frenchay Hospital, Beckspool Road, Frenchay, Bristol BS16 1JE, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/j.1365-2044.2006.04866.x

PMID

17156231

Abstract

We report the first known case of envenomation following snake bite by a king cobra in the UK. The patient required tracheal intubation and ventilation. Treatment with king cobra antivenom resulted in anaphylaxis (bronchospasm and hypotension), requiring adrenaline infusion. The patient's trachea was extubated 11 h after administration of antivenom.

Language: en