Antivenom Use for Copperhead Envenomations

Bebarta, Vikhyat S.; Morrissey, Ryan P.; Mirkin, Dana B.

doi:10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.08.011

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“…Whether copperhead ( A contortrix ) snakebites should be treated with antivenom is a matter of debate. 1-4 Among the venomous snakes in the United States, copperheads have less toxic venom and generally produce a less-severe envenomation 5 than other Crotalinae (pit viper), such as rattlesnakes or cottonmouths. Because a copperhead bite is often a self-limited injury, some endorse withholding antivenom from patients with confirmed copperhead bites, except for “a very small percentage” that progress to severe.…”

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