Antivenom use in Australia: Premedication, adverse reactions and the use of venom detection kits
- 1 December 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by AMPCo in The Medical Journal of Australia
- Vol. 157 (11) , 734-739
- https://doi.org/10.5694/j.1326-5377.1992.tb141271.x
Abstract
ObjectivesTo analyse reports of antivenom use and sequelae in Australia from 1 July 1989 to 30 June 1990. The value of snake venom detection kits (VDKs) was also analysed. MethodsInformation was obta...Keywords
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