Pharmacological approaches that slow lymphatic flow as a snakebite first aid.

• Main Authors: Dirk F van Helden (Author), Paul A Thomas (Author), Peter J Dosen (Author), Mohammad S Imtiaz (Author), Derek R Laver (Author), Geoffrey K Isbister (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: This study examines the use of topical pharmacological agents as a snakebite first aid where slowing venom reaching the circulation prevents systemic toxicity. It is based on the fact that toxin molecules in most snake venoms are large molecules and generally first enter and traverse the...