Blood coagulation general features

The clinical features depend upon the type of snake bite. There are three main patterns neurotoxic, as with elapidae such as cobras and kraits vasculotoxic with alteration in blood coagulation as with vipers and myotoxic as with sea snakes although they are all often complicated by local tissue damage. The severity of poisoning will depend on the amount and potency of venom injected and the patient s general health. 

General Features of Plasma-Assisted Blood Coagulation... 

As a general rule, the slower the flow of blood, the more likely thrombi will form. Thus the design of a device should avoid areas of stasis or low flow. A suitable surface must be either smooth, avoiding any small features that might cause microeddies in the flow, or of sufficient roughness so as to allow the resulting coagulation products to securely anchor to the surface. 

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