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Edited by DJ Williams, SD Jensen & KD Winkel.
Published with financial support from Oilsearch Limited by Independent Books to coincide with the first National training course in the clinical management of snakebite in Papua New Guinea (2-4 September, 2004)
212 pages covering:
* Snakebite in Papua New Guinea: Facts & Fiction
* The snakes of Papua New Guinea
* The composition and actions of Papua New Guinean snake venoms
* Symptoms and signs of snakebite in Papua New Guinea
* First aid for snakebite in PNG
* Patient Assessment and Diagnosis
* Treatment Overview
* Clinical assessment and treatment of neurotoxicity
* The assessment and treatment of coagulopathy
* Treating other effects of envenomation
* The role and use of antivenom in Papua New Guinea
* The use of anticholinesterase therapy
* Managing the respiratory effects of snake envenomation
* Management plans for snakebite patients
* CSL snake venom detection kits
CD-ROM versions will be available for sale outside Papua New Guinea in approximately 4-6 weeks. Printed hardcopies have been restricted to sale and distribution to healthworkers in PNG. A revised edition is planned for late 2005.
A further announcement re CD-ROM editions will be made when the disks are received from the manufacturer.
Edited by DJ Williams, SD Jensen & KD Winkel.
Published with financial support from Oilsearch Limited by Independent Books to coincide with the first National training course in the clinical management of snakebite in Papua New Guinea (2-4 September, 2004)
212 pages covering:
* Snakebite in Papua New Guinea: Facts & Fiction
* The snakes of Papua New Guinea
* The composition and actions of Papua New Guinean snake venoms
* Symptoms and signs of snakebite in Papua New Guinea
* First aid for snakebite in PNG
* Patient Assessment and Diagnosis
* Treatment Overview
* Clinical assessment and treatment of neurotoxicity
* The assessment and treatment of coagulopathy
* Treating other effects of envenomation
* The role and use of antivenom in Papua New Guinea
* The use of anticholinesterase therapy
* Managing the respiratory effects of snake envenomation
* Management plans for snakebite patients
* CSL snake venom detection kits
CD-ROM versions will be available for sale outside Papua New Guinea in approximately 4-6 weeks. Printed hardcopies have been restricted to sale and distribution to healthworkers in PNG. A revised edition is planned for late 2005.
A further announcement re CD-ROM editions will be made when the disks are received from the manufacturer.
