Accidente ofídico: análisis del abordaje terapéutico en una entidad de salud privada de Lima, Perú

Abstract

Snakebite accidents are a public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. In Peru most of these events occur in the jungle, however, they are also reported in coastal cities. Lima, is a city in a desert coast valley, where it is not usual to attend ophidian accidents and even less in a private emergency room. Most snakebite deaths and serious consequences are preventable, provided that safe and effective antidotes are made more widely available and accessible. We present the case of a 39-year-old patient who suffered an accident due to a snake bite in Lima.

Quick and effective communication with the different levels involved helped us to adequately face this case. We present this text to strengthen knowledge and find opportunities to improve a real problem that can be fatal 
without proper management.