There is a need for "one-stop shopping" offering information regarding their possible toxicity and clinical relevance as well as recommendations for medical management of their bites. This book is the first synthesis of this informationand includes evidence-based risk assessment, hazard rankingsand specific recommendations regarding importantspecies, many common in captivity.
Fills a gap in the toxinological, medical and herpetological literature by providing a comprehensive review of this entire assemblage of snakes, with particular attention given to their capacity, real or rumored, to cause harm to humans
A patient-centered, evidence-based approach is applied to analyzing documented case reports of bites inflicted by approximately 100 species.
Clinical management of medically significant bites from non-front-fanged colubroids is methodically reviewed, and specific recommendations are provided "
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There is a need for "one-stop shopping" offering information regarding their possible toxicity and clinical relevance as well as recommendations for medical management of their bites. This book is the first synthesis of this informationand includes evidence-based risk assessment, hazard rankingsand specific recommendations regarding importantspecies, many common in captivity.
Fills a gap in the toxinological, medical and herpetological literature by providing a comprehensive review of this entire assemblage of snakes, with particular attention given to their capacity, real or rumored, to cause harm to humans
A patient-centered, evidence-based approach is applied to analyzing documented case reports of bites inflicted by approximately 100 species.
Clinical management of medically significant bites from non-front-fanged colubroids is methodically reviewed, and specific recommendations are provided "
Imprint | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | June 2011 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | July 2011 |
Authors | Scott A. Weinstein, David A. Warrell, Daniel E. Keyler |
Dimensions | 229 x 152 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Hardcover |
Pages | 364 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-12-387732-1 |
Barcode | 9780123877321 |
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LSN | 0-12-387732-6 |