V.M. Ganuzin

Yaroslavl State Medical University, Yaroslavl

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Ganuzin V.M. — PhD (medicine), Associate Professor of the Department of Pediatrics

Address: 5 Revolyutsinnoaya St., Yaroslavl, Russian Federation, 150000, tel.: +7 (4852) 35-66-92, e-mail: vganuzin@rambler.ru

The research objective is to present the modern aspects of poisoning after a snake bite. The work presents the classification, clinical symptoms and syndromes of poisoning after a bite of a poisonous snake — a viper. A scale for assessing the intoxication severity, a formulation of the diagnosis with substantiation of the condition severity and the presence of complications is given. An algorithm for the emergency medical aid provision at the pre-hospital stage after a poisonous snake bite is presented.

Key words: viper bite, classification, clinical symptoms and syndromes, emergency medical aid.