Viper-induced Consumptive Coagulopathy from a Decapitated Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Nicholas Titelbaum; Samyr Elbadri; James L Wilson; Bobby Desai; Michael Falgiani

Viper-induced Consumptive Coagulopathy from a Decapitated Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

Nicholas Titelbaum
, Samyr Elbadri
, James L Wilson
, Bobby Desai
, Michael Falgiani

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital

HCA Healthcare

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Abstract

We present the case of a patient who presented with viper-induced consumptive coagulopathy after a bite on the thumb from a decapitated eastern diamondback rattlesnake. The patient was evaluated and treated in the Emergency Department and was admitted to the intensive care unit.

Original language	American English
Journal	Emergency Medicine
State	Published - Jan 6 2020

Keywords

snake venom
eastern diamondback rattlesnake
venom-induced consumptive coagulopathy
VICC
snake bites
bites and stings

Disciplines

Biological Factors
Complex Mixtures
Diseases
Emergency Medicine

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Viper-induced Consumptive Coagulopathy from a Decapitated Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake

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