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Title: |
Venomous Snakes |
| Sub-title: |
Envenoming, Therapy |
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| By (author): |
Jiri Valenta |
| ISBN10-13: |
1608766187 : 9781608766185 |
| Illustrations: |
colour photos |
| Format: |
Hardback |
| Size: |
180x260mm |
| Pages: |
340 |
| Weight: |
.864 Kg. |
| Published: |
Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US) - October 2010 |
| List Price: |
247.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: |
Temporarily Out of Stock, more expected soon
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| Subjects: |
Reptiles |
| This is a comprehensive monograph on the problems of intoxication incurred by snake venom. This publication is primarily intended for those at all levels of health care, for members of rescue teams, surgeries and emergency hospitals, as well as specialised workplaces and intensive care units. Providing didactic instructions for first aid and treatment procedures, information is also presented on venomous snakes, the fundaments of their morphology and behaviour, snakebite prevention, the composition of snake venom, symptoms of envenoming, plus first aid in the event of snakebite for non-professionals, travellers, terrain biologists, and breeders. This book features an updated alphabetical list of types and sub-types of all venomous snakes, including their home ranges, as well as a comprehensive index, list of abbreviations, glossary, and colour picture insert with one hundred photographs of venomous snakes. |
| Table of Contents: |
| Preface; Zoological basis; Epidemiology of snakebites; Snake venoms; Snake antivenoms; Snakebite: Therapy & prevention; Envenoming & snakebite treatment in specific snake groups; List of venomous snakes; Glossary; Index. |
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