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Mordeduras de serpientes - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Mordeduras de culebras

Prevención:

  • Evite áreas donde las serpientes se puedan esconder, como bajo las rocas y troncos.
  • Aunque la mayoría de las serpientes no son venenosas, absténgase de agarrarlas o jugar con ellas, a menos que tenga el entrenamiento apropiado.
  • Si usted camina con frecuencia, piense en comprar un botiquín para tratar la mordedura de serpiente (disponible en las tiendas para excursionistas). No utilice botiquines viejos para mordeduras de serpientes, como los que contienen cuchillas de afeitar y peras de succión.
  • No provoque a las serpientes. Esta es la forma como ocurren muchas mordeduras graves de estos animales.
  • Tantee con un bastón por donde se va a pasar antes de entrar en un área donde no se puedan ver bien los pies; las serpientes tratarán de evitarlo si se les advierte lo suficiente.
  • Al ir de excursión a áreas donde se sabe que hay serpientes, use pantalones largos y botas, de ser posible.
  • Reviewed last on: 1/13/2010
  • Jacob L. Heller, MD, MHA, Emergency Medicine, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM. Reptile bites. In: Tintinalli JE, Kelen GD, Stapczynski JS, Ma OJ, Cline DM, eds. Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide. 6th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 2004:chap 195.

Otten EJ. Venomous animal injuries. In: Marx JA, ed. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2009:chap 59.

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