Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting
ABSTRACT Venomous snakebites are critical medical emergency. Most fatalities resulted from respiratory failure attributable to abrupt neuromuscular paralysis. A 35‐year‐old male was treated for a snakebite on the dorsum of his right foot, which occurred seven hours prior to hospital admission during...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2024-12-01
|
| Series: | Clinical Case Reports |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9627 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1850105486757593088 |
|---|---|
| author | Abdul Matin Sarwar Alam Sobuj Prity Saha Chowdhury Adnan Sami |
| author_facet | Abdul Matin Sarwar Alam Sobuj Prity Saha Chowdhury Adnan Sami |
| author_sort | Abdul Matin |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | ABSTRACT Venomous snakebites are critical medical emergency. Most fatalities resulted from respiratory failure attributable to abrupt neuromuscular paralysis. A 35‐year‐old male was treated for a snakebite on the dorsum of his right foot, which occurred seven hours prior to hospital admission during sleep. The patient exhibited symptoms of headache, myalgia, extremity weakness, and altered consciousness. No hemorrhagic or myotoxic symptoms were observed. He subsequently had respiratory failure, necessitating emergency bedside intubation with an Ambu bag, followed by treatment initiated in the district hospital and continued in the intensive care unit of a medical college hospital. Timely diagnosis, immediate transport to a medical facility, and rapid bedside intubation can save the lives of individuals experiencing respiratory failure due to venomous snake bites. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-94926517cbb2464490c3890fbf9d3d60 |
| institution | OA Journals |
| issn | 2050-0904 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2024-12-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Clinical Case Reports |
| spelling | doaj-art-94926517cbb2464490c3890fbf9d3d602025-08-20T02:39:04ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042024-12-011212n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.9627Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource SettingAbdul Matin0Sarwar Alam Sobuj1Prity Saha2Chowdhury Adnan Sami3General Hospital Nilphamari BangladeshGeneral Hospital Nilphamari BangladeshGeneral Hospital Nilphamari BangladeshEvercare Hospital Dhaka BangladeshABSTRACT Venomous snakebites are critical medical emergency. Most fatalities resulted from respiratory failure attributable to abrupt neuromuscular paralysis. A 35‐year‐old male was treated for a snakebite on the dorsum of his right foot, which occurred seven hours prior to hospital admission during sleep. The patient exhibited symptoms of headache, myalgia, extremity weakness, and altered consciousness. No hemorrhagic or myotoxic symptoms were observed. He subsequently had respiratory failure, necessitating emergency bedside intubation with an Ambu bag, followed by treatment initiated in the district hospital and continued in the intensive care unit of a medical college hospital. Timely diagnosis, immediate transport to a medical facility, and rapid bedside intubation can save the lives of individuals experiencing respiratory failure due to venomous snake bites.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9627Ambu bagbedside intubationrespiratory failuresnakebitevenoumous snake |
| spellingShingle | Abdul Matin Sarwar Alam Sobuj Prity Saha Chowdhury Adnan Sami Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting Clinical Case Reports Ambu bag bedside intubation respiratory failure snakebite venoumous snake |
| title | Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting |
| title_full | Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting |
| title_fullStr | Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting |
| title_short | Respiratory Failure Following a Venomous Snakebite: Importance of Ambu Bag Ventilation in a Poor‐Resource Setting |
| title_sort | respiratory failure following a venomous snakebite importance of ambu bag ventilation in a poor resource setting |
| topic | Ambu bag bedside intubation respiratory failure snakebite venoumous snake |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.9627 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT abdulmatin respiratoryfailurefollowingavenomoussnakebiteimportanceofambubagventilationinapoorresourcesetting AT sarwaralamsobuj respiratoryfailurefollowingavenomoussnakebiteimportanceofambubagventilationinapoorresourcesetting AT pritysaha respiratoryfailurefollowingavenomoussnakebiteimportanceofambubagventilationinapoorresourcesetting AT chowdhuryadnansami respiratoryfailurefollowingavenomoussnakebiteimportanceofambubagventilationinapoorresourcesetting |