Snakebite Treatment: Three General Principles
o Snake venom poisoning is a medical emergency requiring ()attention and the exercise of considerable judgment.
o The venom is a complex mixture of substances of which the proteins contribute the major deleterious properties, and the only adequate antidote is the use of specific or ()
o Not every bite by a venomous snake ends in an ()
immediate , polyspecific antivenom., envenomation.