TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - SNAKEBITE
A1  - Clark, Richard F.
A2  - Olson, Kent R.
A2  - Anderson, Ilene B.
A2  - Benowitz, Neal L.
A2  - Blanc, Paul D.
A2  - Clark, Richard F.
A2  - Kearney, Thomas E.
A2  - Kim-Katz, Susan Y.
A2  - Wu, Alan H. B.
PY  - 2018
T2  - Poisoning & Drug Overdose, 7e
AB  - Among  the  14  families  of  snakes,  five  are  poisonous  (Table  II–61).  The  annual  incidence  of  snakebite  in  the  United  States  is  three  to  four  bites  per  100,000  population.  Clinically  significant  morbidity  occurs  in  fewer  than  60%  of  cases,  and  only  a  few  deaths  are  reported  each  year.  Bites  from  rattlesnakes  are  the  most  common  snake  envenomation  in  the  United  States,  and  the  victim  is  often  a  young  intoxicated  male  who  was  attempting  to  handle  or  manipulate  the  snake.  Snakes  strike  accurately  to  about  one-third  of  their  body  length,  with  a  maximum  striking  distance  of  a  few  feet.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179992597
ER  -