Browsing 25th Anniversary International Scientific Conference-2016 by Subject "Snake Bites"

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Community incidence of snake bite in Sri Lanka

Pathmeswaran, A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

There are few studies on community incidence of snake bite. There are no national level data. We undertook a community-based country-wide survey on snake bite in Sri Lanka. The survey was designed to sample 1% of the ...
The Global Challenge of Snakebite: where are we in 2016?

Lalloo, D. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

OBJECTIVE: To understand the ongoing challenges to improving outcomes following snakebite around the world. The existing state of our knowledge about the epidemiology and management of snakebite around the world will be ...
Randomized controlled trial of a brief intervention for delayed psychological effects in snake bite victims

Wijesinghe, C.A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Snake bite results in delayed psychological morbidity and negative psycho-social impact. However, psychological support is rarely provided to victims. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a brief ...
Safe snake antivenom

de Silva, H.A. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2016)

Snakebite is a WHO-listed neglected tropical disease. Bites result in an estimated 421 000 envenomings and 20 000 deaths globally each year, although the incidence may be as high as 1 800 000 envenomings and 94 000 deaths. ...

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