Year: 2018 | Month: June | Volume 7 | Issue 1
Management of Snake Bite by Indian Quackery: A Medical Mockery
Abstract:
Snake bite is one of the common public health problems especially in developing countries leading to increased morbidity and mortality. Delay in access to appropriate medical services and increased local practices of envenomation further complicate the scenario. Indigenous treatment systems, quacks and many first handlers in snake bites attribute to significant morbidity, end organ damage, septic complications further causing death, increased hospital stay and eventually increased economical burden on our existing health care system. Alleviation of such practices through stringent law and policy making with increased education and mobilization for appropriate medical management, supportive first aid and regular timely supply of anti snake venom is quintessential and need of an hour to curb the devastating complications due to snake bite and leading to improved clinical outcome.
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