Guidelines for the Management of Snakebite

2. Auflage Neu Delhi 2016, kt., 201 Seiten, rund 120 Farbabb. (Giftschlangen und Auswirkungen eines Bisses) Warrell, Emeritus Professor of Tropical Medicine, Oxford, wrote the draft of the second revised and updated edition of these guidelines. They were finalized through a meeting of experts held at SEARO, New Delhi, in June 2016 and revised by Dr Warrell. This publication aims to pass on a digest of available knowledge about all clinical aspects of snakebites to medically trained personnel. The guidelines are intended for medical doctors, nurses, paramedics, dispensers and community health workers who have the responsibility of treating victims of snakebites, and also for medical and nursing students and postgraduates as an educational resource. They aim to provide sufficient practical information to allow medically trained personnel to assess and treat patients with snakebites at all the different levels of the health service.