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Venomous Snakes Envenoming, Therapy

Monograph
By: Jiri Valenta
340 pages, 16 colour plates
Venomous Snakes
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  • Venomous Snakes ISBN: 9781608766185 Hardback Oct 2010 Not in stock: Usually dispatched within 5 days
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About this book

This is a comprehensive monograph on the problems of intoxication incurred by snake venom. This publication is primarily intended for those at all levels of health care, for members of rescue teams, surgeries and emergency hospitals, as well as specialised workplaces and intensive care units. Providing didactic instructions for first aid and treatment procedures, information is also presented on venomous snakes, the fundaments of their morphology and behaviour, snakebite prevention, the composition of snake venom, symptoms of envenoming, plus first aid in the event of snakebite for non-professionals, travellers, terrain biologists, and breeders.

This book features an updated alphabetical list of types and sub-types of all venomous snakes, including their home ranges, as well as a comprehensive index, list of abbreviations, glossary, and colour picture insert with one hundred photographs of venomous snakes.

Contents

Preface; Zoological basis; Epidemiology of snakebites; Snake venoms; Snake antivenoms; Snakebite: Therapy & prevention; Envenoming & snakebite treatment in specific snake groups; List of venomous snakes; Glossary; Index.

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Monograph
By: Jiri Valenta
340 pages, 16 colour plates
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