Crotalid antivenin

Snakebite Coral snake antivenin (equine) crotalid antivenin (equine) Treatment also need antitetanus therapy... 

Treatment is similar to that for crotalid bites (see IV A 2 f), but clinical reports indicate that meperidine should not be used to control pain. The efficacy of crotalid antivenin for Htioderma bites has not been established. 

Snake bite (pit vipers) Antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent, equine The entire dose should be given within 4 hours after the bite by the IV or IM route (1 vial = 10 mL) Minimal envenomation 2-4 vials Moderate envenomation 5-9 vials Severe envenomation 10-15 vials Additional doses may be required. Neutralizes the venom of rattlesnakes, copperheads, cottonmouths, water moccasins, and tropical and Asiatic crotalids. Serum sickness occurs in almost all patients who receive > 7 vials. 

Antivenin (Crotalidae) polyvalent immune Fab, ovine An initial dose of 4-6 vials should be infused intravenously over 1 hour. The dose should be repeated if initial control is not achieved. After initial control, 2 vials should be given every 6 hours for up to 3 doses. For the management of minimal to moderate North American crotalid envenomation. 

Despite popular belief, crotalid envenomation does not generally result in life-threatening symptoms. Maintaining a patent airway, intravenous access, clinical observation of edema and the bite area, adequate laboratory work, and the use of antivenin... 

Crotaline, a snake antivenin, is indicated in the treatment of crotalid (pit viper) bites, including those from rattlesnakes, copperheads, and cottonmouth moccasins. 

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