First aid for snake bite

BMJ 1994;308:1512 (4 June)

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First aid for snake bite

EDITOR, - I was angered by the covert messages in Drs CraigGerrard and Janice Adam's piece on Minerva's page.¹ I wouldvery much like to know what they would have done to help a childbitten by a poisonous snake if they had been in the foothillsof the Himalayas in the 1930s. It certainly would not have beenpossible to flag down a passing bullock cart and nip to thenearest accident and emergency department for a quick antivenomjab.

K Tinker

Southampton SO14 6UW.

Minerva. BMJ 1994;308:1050. (16 April.) [Free Full Text]

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